“We need a more family friendly Britain,” says Nick Clegg
Research prior to the introduction of shared parental leave shows that many dads regret missing out on their child’s early development.
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UK Government announces plans for flexible parental leave
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that from 2015 the UK will move to a new system of...
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Clegg hits out at PM’s plan to take power back from Brussels
Coalition tensions over Europe boiled over as Nick Clegg tore into David Cameron’s ambition...
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Nick Clegg pushes ‘John Lewis’-style economy
Deputy prime minister wants workers to be given the right to request shares in their companies....
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Government scales back criminal checks
The government has unveiled plans to scrap some criminal checks for people working with children...
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CIPD issues cautious welcome to paternity overhaul
Plans to allow new fathers to take advantage of mothers’ unused maternity leave have...
Read MoreREC offers verdict on Coalitions first 100 days
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) – the representative body for recruitment businesses in the UK – says our first coalition government since the second world war has the right intentions but must...
Read MoreGoodbye to the “Two Tier” outsourcing contracts public sector code?
There is much rumour that Government will announce plans to withdraw the so called “Two Tier Code” in public sector outsourcing contracts in the near future. Whilst seemingly in keeping with the Government austerity...
Read MoreJob seekers reject pension reforms
New research suggests that public sector jobseekers are rejecting government policy to raise the retirement age and restrict public sector pension rights. Of the 5,000 jobseekers questioned by Totaljobs.com, 23 per cent of those...
Read MoreMinister promotes occasional working from home
Transport minister Norman Baker has called on employers to allow staff to work one day a fortnight from home as part of the government’s push to cut transport congestion. Incentives could be introduced to encourage...
Read MoreGovt “scaremongering” over public sector pensions
Unison has accused the government of "scaremongering" and "peddling myths" about the state of public sector pensions.General secretary Dave Prentis stated that deputy prime minister Nick Clegg had been...
Read MoreREC: Recruiters’ feedback important to agency work discussion
A UK employment body has said it is keen to meet with the new Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable to discuss possible changes to Agency Work Regulations.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said working...
Read MoreREC call for next government to deliver conditions for prosperity and recruitment boost
The next government must deliver the means to continue an economic recovery and boost the UK jobs market, according to the head of an employment body. Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation...
Read MoreChange in government will bring better job market say business leaders
Almost two thirds of business leaders agree a change in government will bring improvements to the job market. With election polls pointing towards a change of government this week, a survey of senior executives by management...
Read MoreAXA Life: party leaders are ‘less than forthcoming’
Following the election debates, political leaders have been accused of not addressing the reform of public-sector pensions properly. According to AXA Life, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg ‘touched on pensions...
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