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KPMG: Make your CV succinct

22/05/2009

Professional services firm KPMG has said it likes to see CVs that are short and to the point.According to the firm's head of recruitment for the UK, Lesley Winterflood, resumes should be concise and ...

Women are more prudent than men, finds research

19/05/2009

Women are more likely to save a greater proportion of their income than men, according to a new study.Research conducted by the Halifax revealed that women save 17 per cent more than men in relation ...

Deflation will keep pay down, says CIPD

19/05/2009

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has warned that the UK's negative inflation will contribute to a pay freeze.According to today's Retail Prices Index (RPI), the average costs of ...

Pay should be negotiated individually, says FSB

14/05/2009

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said firms should negotiate pay deals on a one-to-one basis.The organisation has welcomed the government's decision to raise the national minimum wage by ...

Europe could get tough with Bankers

30/04/2009

The European Commission could act to reclaim some of the wages paid to City bankers.Europe's internal markets commissioner, Charlie McGreevy, said he would put forward legislation which would give ...

Firms may have to publish staff salaries

27/04/2009

Firms may be required to publish the salaries of their staff, under the terms of the Equalities Bill announced today.By producing gender pay audits, companies would then make it clear if they paid ...

Civil servants face efficiency drive

22/04/2009

Workers in the civil service could be forced out of work if the government looks for more savings, the Times has reported.Today's so-called 'Budget for Jobs' will reveal extra funding for training ...

Workers 'happy to take pay cuts'

20/04/2009

Workers are happy to take pay cuts to save their jobs, research finds.According to a poll of 2,500 adults by campaign group Keep Britain Working, nearly a third of employees would accept a change of ...

Executive recruitment 'tighter'

15/04/2009

Job vacancies at executive-level in businesses across the UK are becoming increasingly competitive as the economic gloom continues, it has been suggested.While the recession has seen people at all ...

Ulster bankers avoid RBS job cuts

08/04/2009

Bankers in Northern Ireland have been told they will not be affected by further job cuts announced by Ulster Bank's parent company, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).RBS has now said up to 4,500 jobs ...

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