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REC/KPMG report shows recruitment is growing at strongest pace since May 2011

HR Editorial, 07 Mar 2012

Growth of permanent staff placements was recorded for the second month running in February, and at the...

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Working Families calls on Government to revise changes to Working Tax Credit in forthcoming budget

David Woods, 07 Mar 2012

Working Families has expressed concern over changes to Working Tax Credit from April 2012 which mean...

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HR can help CEOs in the hunt for 'great global leaders', finds Corporate Executive Board

David Woods, 06 Mar 2012

There is concern among HR leaders that although CEOs are increasing their investment in global growth,...

Female executives earn 22% less than male colleagues in some European countries - UK gap is 9%, finds Mercer

HR Editorial, 06 Mar 2012

In the face of gender equality programmes by the EU and in advance of European Equal Pay Day (EEPD) being...

UK salaries are on the up while job opportunities reach two year high, finds Reed Job Index

David Woods, 05 Mar 2012

Job opportunities across the country rose more sharply in February than in January while salaries are...

Apprenticeships face ‘identity crisis’, according to Forum of Private Business

David Woods, 02 Mar 2012

The Forum of Private Business today warned a group of MPs that apprenticeships are facing an ‘identity...

Employer optimism in flexible working not reflected in strategy, finds Microsoft

David Woods, 29 Feb 2012

The majority of business leaders across 15 Western European countries are 'very optimistic' about the...

EMEA employers behind the global curve on change management strategy, finds Towers Watson

David Woods, 29 Feb 2012

Employers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have had to deal with more change management challenges...

Learning and development staff 'equally divided' on measuring strategic effectiveness, finds Ceres Management

David Woods, 28 Feb 2012

There is confusion among learning and development professionals when it comes to the use and value of...

CMI/Penna report suggests management ability and organisational performance are 'clearly linked'

David Woods, 28 Feb 2012

Just over two out of five bosses consider their line managers to be ineffective, according to a study...

Recruitment market shows signs of 'bouncing back' finds Adecco

David Woods, 27 Feb 2012

The number of job vacancies advertised this year suggests the job market is bouncing back, according...

Business insolvency drops overall since December, but increases for large business

HR Editorial, 27 Feb 2012

Business insolvency rate in the UK has fallen back to the same rate as January 2011 – although there...

'Slave labour' comparison to work experience, damages employment opportunities for young people, says CIPD

HR Editorial, 24 Feb 2012

The CIPD has warned that news headlines associating voluntary unpaid work experience with “slave labour”,...

Work your proper hours day: older workers experience sharp increase in unpaid overtime, finds TUC

David Woods, 24 Feb 2012

The proportion of employees in their late 50s and early 60s working unpaid overtime has increased sharply...

The state of people strategy: HR directors invest in talent but fail to predict staff grievances

David Woods, 24 Feb 2012

Uncertainty around the business environment has increased by 50% over the last two years, resulting in...

Women and younger workers affected disproportionately by jobs downturn

David Woods, 23 Feb 2012

There was an 11.8% decrease in the use of temporary labour in the last quarter of 2011 in the public...

Staff 'trapped' in career silos because employers fail to recognise tranferable skills, finds Hays

David Woods, 23 Feb 2012

Workers are being trapped in career silos because they don’t believe they can cross sector or industry...

Women are not being hit harder than men in the UK jobs market, despite national press coverage, says CIPD

David Woods, 17 Feb 2012

The CIPD has said reports that women are faring less well in the UK labour market are the results of...

Strike action absenteeism hits levels last seen in Thatcher years, finds Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

HR Editorial, 16 Feb 2012

Two national days of co-ordinated public sector strike action in the UK last year have contributed to...

As HR moves towards strategic business development, line managers take on ‘personnel management’ – and don’t like it

David Woods, 16 Feb 2012

A disturbing trend is forming around line managers’ views of human resources – and it is one that...

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