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Employees demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit and positive attitude despite recession threat, Legal & General reveals

David Woods, 17 Aug 2012

Despite gloomy stories that UK job creation has fallen to a three year low, UK workers are feeling very...

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Small businesses are seeking out cheaper training, says FPB

HR Editorial, 16 Aug 2012

Small businesses are seeking out “affordable” training alternatives in order to sidestep steep staff...

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Strike action now ‘a fact of life’ for employers as ONS figures show 1.4 million days lost to unrest in 2011

David Woods, 16 Aug 2012

Staff strikes are an “increasingly common fact of life in the public and private sector”, and are...

Unemployment falls by 46,000 to 2.56 million, ONS reports

David Woods, 15 Aug 2012

Employment levels in the UK are continuing to rise, according to the Office for National Statistics,...

Recruitment in the voluntary sector has experienced its second consecutive quarterly rise

David Woods, 13 Aug 2012

Latest analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that during the first three months of 2012 the...

More than half of Greek employees would move to UK to escape failing economy, Totaljobs/Intelligence Group report finds

David Woods, 10 Aug 2012

The UK is top choice for Greeks wanting to move abroad to avoid further turmoil in the Eurozone, according...

Kisses on client emails and lack of 'out of office' replies infuriate employees, reports Staples/OnePoll survey

HR Editorial, 09 Aug 2012

Taking time over an ‘out of office’ email over the summer holidays and Olympic period can have a...

UK employee enthusiasm for social media spurned, finds Hyphen study

David Woods, 08 Aug 2012

UK organisations are failing to harness social media for effective engagement with staff. This is creating...

Diversity and equality throw up difficult issues – and we want your views on them

David Woods, 06 Aug 2012

Diversity is constantly in the news and HR magazine is launching a survey to find out what UK employers...

Companies with high performing HR departments, enjoy 3.5 times the revenue growth

David Woods, 06 Aug 2012

Companies that are ‘highly skilled’ in core HR practices experience up to 3.5 times the revenue growth...

Number of stressed employees trebles if they have inflexible hours, according to Kenexa High Performance Institute

David Woods, 03 Aug 2012

The number of workers reporting unreasonable levels of stress is more than three times higher if their...

European employee productivity drops to five-year low

David Woods, 30 Jul 2012

European companies’ employee productivity levels are at a five-year low, according to research published...

TUC survey claims a fifth of workers who need protective wear for work, have to pay for it

HR Editorial, 30 Jul 2012

A TUC survey published of Friday claimed despite laws, which say employers must give their staff personal...

Staff spend up to three hours a day working while on summer holiday, claims Regus

David Woods, 27 Jul 2012

Two fifths of employees (39%) will not be relaxing properly this summer, but trying to fit in up to three...

Employees misjudge the bounds of appropriate workplace behaviour, Office Angels reports

David Woods, 26 Jul 2012

UK office workers often misjudge their employer’s levels of strictness, meaning they are unsure what...

More than half of employees prepared to take confidential business information when they change jobs, says Iron Mountain

David Woods, 24 Jul 2012

One in three employees have taken or forwarded confidential information out of the office on more than...

Who said retirement was restful? Over 65s are 'living life to the full', finds NEST

David Woods, 23 Jul 2012

Over 65s are more likely than anyone else to be enjoying life to the full, with social lives that most...

Corporate scandals are eroding trust in senior leaders and will have a damaging impact on employee engagement, warns CIPD

David Woods, 23 Jul 2012

Only 36% of workers trust their senior leaders and more than half (58%) of workers display signs of having...

UK 2011 Census results: most over-60s in history, but lowest number of pension-savers since 1950s

David Woods, 20 Jul 2012

People in England and Wales were living longer in 2011 than they did 100 years ago, according to the...

Three-quarters of UK employees give up hope of landing their dream job

David Woods, 19 Jul 2012

As Brits batten down the hatches to ride out the economic storm, a report from price comparison site...

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