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NHS hospitals spent £2 million on 'gagging orders'

Tom Newcombe, 12 Jun 2013

The NHS has spent £2 million on 'gagging orders' which have prevented staff from speaking out, a freedom...

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CEO views on engagement: symptomatic of a wider problem?

Tom Newcombe, 12 Jun 2013

This week I attended an Ashridge Business School event, where it unveiled an excellent piece of research...

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Shrinking wages are hitting living standards, holding back businesses and damaging growth, says TUC

Tom Newcombe, 11 Jun 2013

The UK's overall pay packet was £52 billion smaller last year compared with the start of the financial...

We need to find the HR poster boys and girls of the profession

Sian Harrington, 11 Jun 2013

HR in so many places is done badly. That is the view of Neil Morrison, group HRD at publisher Random...

Banking industry wages rise to 'offset bonus cap'

Tom Newcombe, 11 Jun 2013

The banking industry is predicting an increase in fixed pay for employees to partially offset the shortfall...

CEOs still failing to see connection between engagement and the bottom line, Ashridge research reveals

Tom Newcombe, 11 Jun 2013

A lack of belief and connection to the bottom line are two of the barriers stopping some CEOs "engaging...

UK leaders must change attitudes and cultures to help the economy grow, report finds

Tom Newcombe, 10 Jun 2013

Business leaders must change attitudes and cultures within the "core of their organisations", if the...

Call for better use of Government funding to give young people vital skills for employment

Tom Newcombe, 10 Jun 2013

Britain's training providers have called for a better targeting of resources in the Government's skills...

Managers 'pressured' into using unethical behaviour in business, report finds

Tom Newcombe, 10 Jun 2013

More than half of UK managers are being "pressured" into using unethical behaviour at some point in their...

Permanent job placements increase to six month high

Tom Newcombe, 10 Jun 2013

The number of people placed in permanent jobs continued to increase in May, with the rate of expansion...

Burberry CEO becomes first woman to top FTSE100 pay league

Tom Newcombe, 10 Jun 2013

Burberry chief executive, Angela Ahrendts, took home a total pay package of £16.9 million last year,...

Pioneering move to give HR a voice in the boardroom

HR Editorial, 07 Jun 2013

Steve Tappin, personal confidant to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 CEOs, and Wayne Clarke, one of the founders...

Innovation key to retaining skilled workers, report finds

Tom Newcombe, 07 Jun 2013

HR departments must "think bigger" on innovation if they want to retain their most talented employees,...

Innovative SMEs not getting the funding they need to grow, report reveals

Tom Newcombe, 07 Jun 2013

Innovative small firms, which are crucial to jobs and growth, are finding it significantly more difficult...

Small businesses get red tape regulations break

Tom Newcombe, 07 Jun 2013

Employers with up to 50 staff will soon be exempt from fresh red tape regulations, as the Government...

HR magazine's Global Corporate Challenge begins

Tom Newcombe, 06 Jun 2013

On May 23rd over a quarter of a million people in 110 countries stood up and got moving. For 16 weeks...

Recruiting for 'engageability'

Helen Giles, 06 Jun 2013

I’m often asked to speak on the topic of employee engagement and to give tips on how to maintain it...

Financial sector rewarding employees for "inappropriate behaviour" as trust in the City remains low, says CIPD research

Tom Newcombe, 06 Jun 2013

More than half of employees in the financial sector believe people in their organisation are rewarded...

MPs urged by charity to make employers aware of the dangers of workplace drinking

Tom Newcombe, 06 Jun 2013

MPs must encourage employers to become more aware of the dangers of workplace drinking and also tackle...

Workers more 'at risk' of falling into financial difficulty as employee benefits fail to adapt

Tom Newcombe, 05 Jun 2013

UK employees are more likely to fall into financial difficulty than they were 30 years ago, because employee...

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