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UK employees come top in Europe over work-life balance priorities

David Woods, 22 Feb 2012

The UK is leading the way in Europe with regards to how employees view work-life priorities, according...

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TUC warns reducing redundancy consultation period would damage employee morale and increase unemployment

David Woods, 22 Feb 2012

Reducing consultation rights during collective redundancy exercises could cost jobs, damage workforce...

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HRO 3.0: the next generation of outsourcing

Mike Ettling, 22 Feb 2012

As Gartner publishes its latest MarketScope for Comprehensive HR BPO I have been considering the role...

Leeds Building Society outsources pensions auto-enrolment admin for 900 staff

David Woods, 22 Feb 2012

Leeds Building Society has outsources its pensions auto-enrolment administration to Equiniti ICS, an...

Glass ceiling: compulsory quotas are the way forward, finds a poll of female leaders

David Woods, 22 Feb 2012

Compulsory quotas for women in the boardroom are a key way forward, according to a poll of women’s...

NHS staff improved by internal competition but damaged by competition with private hospitals

David Woods, 21 Feb 2012

Competition between NHS hospitals improves their efficiency and can save significant amounts of money,...

A third of staff think managers don't care about workplace wellbeing, finds British Heart Foundation

HR Editorial, 21 Feb 2012

More than third of employees believe their bosses don’t care about their happiness and wellbeing in...

Recruitment opportunities eroded by perception gap between the skills jobseekers and employers find important, finds Learndirect

David Woods, 21 Feb 2012

There is a perception gap between the skills employers are looking for from prospective employees and...

Unite launches association to address employment issues in the Church of England

David Woods, 21 Feb 2012

A new association dedicated to the employment issues of Church of England (CoE) has been launched by...

Female-to-male management ratio across Europe is 29:71, according to Mercer

David Woods, 21 Feb 2012

With International Woman’s Day on 8 March 2012, and the EU committed to improving the number of women...

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to create scholarships for less privileged law students

David Woods, 21 Feb 2012

Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the Faculty of Laws at UCL...

CBI unconvinced by EU pensions whitepaper

HR Editorial, 21 Feb 2012

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has given a hostile reception to the European framework for...

Amaury Houdart joins Steria Group as HRD

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

Amaury Houdart has become director of HR for Steria Group, a European IT-enabled business services provider....

Liverpool Community Health appoints Michelle Porteus as director of HR

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

Michelle Porteus has joined Liverpool Community Health (LCH) NHS Trust’s board, as director of HR...

Avon Cosmetics appoints Michelle Parczuk as HR executive director

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

Beauty company Avon Cosmetics has appointed Michelle Parczuk as HR executive director for the UK and...

Whitbread invests £1 million in staff skills academies to boost customer services ahead of the Olympics

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

Whitbread is launching three Food and Beverage Skills Academies across the UK in March to improve the...

Pay rises on the increase but employers still uncertain over future salary agreements, finds CIPD

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

Despite rising unemployment, the last quarter has seen pay intentions reach their highest level since...

Employers urged to sign-up to £1 billion Government contract to be ready to employ young people in April

David Woods, 20 Feb 2012

The deputy prime minister has called on businesses to sign up to the government’s £1 billion Youth...

Average retirement age increases by one year since 2004, finds ONS

HR Editorial, 17 Feb 2012

The average retirement age has risen from 63.8 years to 64.6 years for men and from 61.2 years to 62.3...

HR salaries and vacancies both on the rise according to Badenoch & Clark

David Woods, 17 Feb 2012

Permanent vacancies have 1.55% month on month to 1,967 and permanent salaries up 0.08% on average, according...

Latest Issue - February 2012

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UK plc: some HR policies to make Britain great again

If the UK were a company, what should its people policy be? Here are some strategic HR approaches to help CEO David Cameron and his board identify UK...

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