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<title><![CDATA[ Software satisfaction awards: Which is your favourite HR provider? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ We need your votes on the software awards that matter most - the Software Satisfaction Awards 2008.        ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/184660/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Employees want to give something back ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ UK workers are increasingly seeking a more rewarding career, a survey has found.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185731/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Generation Y spells trouble for talent management ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Many organisations risk losing their most talented employees as the credit crunch takes hold, according to leadership company Dynamic Transitions.    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185726/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Debenhams among  winners of first LEP awards ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The winners of the first annual Local Employment Partnership (LEP) awards have been announced at an awards ceremony hosted by former Apprentice winner, Tim Campbell.     ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185650/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Majority want tax justice ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Only 7% of people believe that Britain's tax system gets the balance right between the amount of tax paid by the rich, the poor and those in the middle.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185642/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Restless workers struggle to find happiness  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A new survey has revealed that 37% of workers are not enjoying their job as much as they used to.      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185641/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Lack of flexible working fails mums ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Mothers are hungry for work but feel that a lack of flexible working opportunities are holding them back, a poll of over 1,000 working mums has shown.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185636/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Murray mania puts absence centre court ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of workers are expected to pull a sickie this Wednesday as tennis player Andy Murray, the British Wimbledon hopeful, faces Rafael Nadal.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185602/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Budget blow for training departments ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Almost half of training and development professionals are expecting a budget cut of 20% or more.    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185588/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Southern sickies spiral ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Absence rates in the south of England are up from 2007 figures, according to a survey by HR firm Jaluch.   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185580/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Property concerns dent productivity  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A new report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) suggests that housing shortages, falling prices and mortgage issues are impacting on workplace productivity.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185573/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ HR administration certificate boosts competence levels ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A new joint initiative in HR administration, that promises to help administrators to gain a better understanding of employment law and good employment practices, has been launched.   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185568/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Critic slams equality bill proposal ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The new equality bill won't address discrimination, says Dr Nic Sale, head of diversity at Pearn Kandola Business Psychologists.<BR>     ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185530/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Credit crunch insomnia hits professionals ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Workers are getting less than the prescribed eight hours of sleep each night, with worries over the credit crunch triggering a national insomnia.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185523/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Civil servants to undergo compulsory data training ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Civil servants dealing with personal data will be forced to take annual training following the fiasco surrounding the loss of personal details of 25m child benefits claimants.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185521/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Caption competition: And the winner is... ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Find out who won a lovely box of chocolates in this month's competition!              ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/184505/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Time to shine for business leaders ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Strong leadership is one of the key factors in the success of an organisation, according to business development specialists SFL.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185512/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Relocation gives rise to HR concern ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Half of HR managers consider support for relocated spouses and children to be a major cause for concern.<BR>   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185511/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Harman defends positive discrimination plans ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Equalities minister Harriet Harman has defended plans to encourage organisations to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minorities job candidates.           ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185398/101/0/0</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Flexible working business case more compelling than legislation ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Over 90% of businesses say that they would operate a flexible working policy even if there was no legislative requirement, a survey from the Institute of Directors (IoD) has found.   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/185396/101/0/0</link>
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