Research
HR directors are happy with their jobs and employers, but cautious about the future
David Woods, 26 February 2010
This year there is a steady improvement in the level of satisfaction of HR directors feel about their job and current employer - almost back to the pre-crisis mood.
News
Poor human capital management can jeopardise mergers and acquisitions success
David Woods, 12 March 2010
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is set to increase in 2010, but...
Wealth is more important than health for retirees, says National Association of Pensions Funds report
David Woods, 12 March 2010
Employees are more concerned about having enough money in their retirement than...
Work Foundation commission is to look at quality of work and the encouragement of good practice to boost productivity
David Woods, 10 March 2010
The Work Foundation has launched a wide-ranging investigation into the UK workplace.
UK redundancy payments have averaged £500 million per month this year, according...
Employers are happy with their workers' proficiency but want to boost it further
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Most employers are happy with the calibre of their employees but they...
Research In Depth
Harry Potter author tops the list of entrepreneurial female role models for young women
David Woods, 09 March 2010
JK Rowling has been voted the most inspirational and admired entrepreneurial female...
Short-term, cost-cutting culture is affecting health and wellbeing of voluntary-sector staff, says Unite
David Woods, 05 March 2010
More than 90% of voluntary sector staff feel their wellbeing is being...
Women will fare badly as UK employment levels continue to fall at a faster pace than the US, says CIPD
David Woods, 05 March 2010
While US employment levels are set to gather pace, UK levels will...
Fewer people now plan to move from the private sector into a...
Workers with mental health problems feel uncomfortable talking to their managers about the problem
David Woods, 04 March 2010
Scores of British adults avoid talking to their boss about mental health...
Staff consult a variety of sources other than their line manager when they want guidance
David Woods, 04 March 2010
Employees would sooner turn to management books for help with their job...
Sixteen million UK employees have accepted they will not receive a pay...
School leavers would rather have a career as a pop star than a policeman or politician
David Woods, 01 March 2010
Young people in Britain are shying away from jobs involving manual labour,...
25,000 public-sector staff risk facing redundancy over the next three to five...
Large numbers of Irish employees plan to leave the country because they are dissatisfied at work
David Woods, 26 February 2010
More than half of Ireland's employees are unhappy with their job and...
Poll
Latest Issue
March 2010
Line managers are less critical of HR than they were a year ago - will this continue?
B&Q's HR director explains the company's focus on 18-24 year-olds
Can the science of analytics create super workforce planning?
CSR must be seen as an investment, not a business cost
