IRS EMPLOYMENT TRENDS - News highlights - Employers' struggle with flexible retirement aided by research . gbp 5m. government flexibility boost . The forward march of training halted? . Women find it tougher to get to top in Europe . Handling a downsizing programme . New Deal has less appeal in the North . Teleworkers top the two million mark . More redundancies on way as employers restructure and cut costs . Government sceptical about new economy . Employers fail to deliver diversity in top management