Employers’ News

Fall in number of stay-at-home mums boosts unemployment figures

Fall in number of stay-at-home mums boosts unemployment figures

Unemployment rose by 70,000 in from December to February, in part due to a fall in the number of stay-at-home mums, according to the Office for National Statistics.…

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Women 'lose confidence' after 11 months on maternity leave

Women 'lose confidence' after 11 months on maternity leave

Women on maternity leave begin to lose confidence in their ability to return to the working world just 11 months after giving birth, according to new research.…

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Minimum wage to rise by 12p an hour

Minimum wage to rise by 12p an hour

The National Minimum Wage is to rise to £6.31 an hour from October after the government accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations.…

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Progress on boardroom gender diversity 'slowing'

Progress on boardroom gender diversity 'slowing'

Progress in appointing women to board-level roles has slowed, according to a new report from Cranfield School of Management.…

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'Work no longer where the office is'

'Work no longer where the office is'

By 2015 around 40% of the workforce will be mobile, according to a new white paper, ‘The Future of Work’.…

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