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... the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.    More details on the Future of Work Research Centre can be found here . ...

... Green also praises the positive figures: “The creation of more jobs despite business uncertainty is a testament to the determination and ... “While Britain’s unemployment success story means more people are in work than ever before, it is increasingly looking like a ...

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