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CIPD warns of 'job avalanche'

Story by: Girlie Garduce, Financial Adviser

Gloomy statistics indicate trend for further unemployment, says institute

• Time published: 00:01
• Date published: 16.10.2008
• Published in: Advisers

Profitability levels are falling at record rate

Profitability and business volumes in the UK financial services sector have fallen at record rates, according to the latest research.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Job levels up, says ONS

About 333,000 more people are in employment compared to last year in spite the credit crunch, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

CIPD in calls for compulsory retirement age to de dropped

Call to scrap default retirement age is being led by the CIPD

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Defaqto offers guide

A free guide aimed at advisers to help understand third way retirement product market is now available.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Chartered title numbers are up

A marked increase in Chartered broker qualifications drives the push for professionalism, says the Chartered Insurance Institute.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Positive exam level

Advisers will take up about 300 examinations as part of the Positive Solutions learning academy.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Out of character?

Prior to Financial Planning Week, the IFP worked to identify all the types of customers

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Employees bracing for workplace change

Current working climate is expected to influence employees and employers, according to Investors in People

• Date published: 16.10.2008

CII takes training issue to party conferences

Politicians should take training more seriously, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Learning council urges people to go for education allowance

EMA deadline extended by LSC for cash fund for learning

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Towry is awarded chartered status

Towry Law has been awarded chartered financial planner status by the Chartered Insurance Institute.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Lane 4 in web talk

Lane4’s Graham Jones will be encouraging business leaders to stop playing it safe and take action in a webinar.

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Are you really getting out what you put in?

Many people are asking why banks and institutions are being bailed out after having such a culture of big bonuses. So perhaps one good thing to come out of the crunch may be more reasonable salaries

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Degrees of difficulty

It is good news that the ifs is launching a diploma, but there are queries over how long it takes to complete

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Trying to find a true body of evidence

Examinations are one way of gauging a person’s knowledge, but are they the best way, or is it time for the regulator and the other institutions to find a new method?

• Date published: 16.10.2008

IFA Life adds a professionalism forum

Social networking site signs deal with Standards International

• Date published: 16.10.2008

Top dog web searches grow

Employers recruiting for top executive positions are increasingly dedicating teams to search the web for information about applicants.

• Date published: 16.10.2008