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China tops global poll of countries with staff most likely to 'pull a sickie' to watch sport

HR Editorial, 22 May 2012

With 17 days to go until Euro 2012, almost a quarter of employees have admitted to calling in sick to...

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Proving line of sight from an HR intervention to profitability is not easy

Siân Harrington, 01 May 2012

HR magazine’s 21st year is an apposite time to look back at how the discipline of HR has been transformed...

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As CEOs, I believe it is our responsibility to help young people into the workplace

Mike Sunley, 30 Apr 2012

In a climate where the rate of unemployed 16-24-year-old stands at 22%, I can’t help thinking that...

Although the Olympics may be the greatest show on Earth, it's far from being the only show in town

David Fairhurst, 27 Apr 2012

Last month, I highlighted the crucial role that 177,000 people – more than a third of whom (70,000)...

The balancing act between unfettered wealth creation and fairness is a tricky one

Siân Harrington, 04 Apr 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband’s Budget mantra of the “same old Tories” may have struck a note with...

The greatest legacy the Olympics could leave us with is the realisation that greatness can only be built on firm foundations

David Fairhurst, 30 Mar 2012

At the first meeting of International Olympic Committee in 1894, its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, suggested...

The pharmaceutical industry is about social responsibility: to improve health and help local communities

Ken Jones , 26 Mar 2012

Last year was an important time for me personally, taking on the role of president and CEO of Astellas...

Supporting staff to become more resilient has to go beyond telling them to ‘pull themselves together’

Stephen Bevan , 26 Mar 2012

There seems to be no end in sight to the gloomy economic outlook: growth stagnant, unemployment still...

It's easy to be cynical about the Olympics, but now is the time to stop whinging

Siân Harrington, 14 Mar 2012

With Beijing, it is the media and artistic crackdown post-Olympics that people remember. In Athens,...

It has to be possible to have an exciting career and a life outside work, whether that involves children or not

Clare Gilmartin, 02 Mar 2012

At eBay, hiring and promoting more women has significant ramifications for our business. It means much...

Discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen – but thinking what no one else has thought

David Fairhurst, 17 Feb 2012

In 1899, Charles Duell, the US Patent Office commissioner, was predicting the demise of his organisation...

UK plc: It's the people stupid

Siân Harrington, 06 Feb 2012

It is a year next month since chancellor George Osborne announced his Budget for Growth. But so far that...

GPs, employers and staff often fail to have an early dialogue about job retention or return to work

Stephen Bevan , 26 Jan 2012

The labour market in the UK is going through one of its periodic convulsions. Just when we had hoped...

Engineering will not only help secure the UK’s manufacturing future, but provide aspirational career paths

Jürgen Maier , 17 Jan 2012

Siemens recently conducted a survey with schoolchildren, examining attitudes about a prospective career...

A non-cash award with a celebration of achievement is an enduring memory

David Fairhurst, 06 Jan 2012

The New Year is traditionally a time where we look back at the past 12 months in the hope of learning...

Staff representation on the remuneration committee? Take a trip to John Lewis...

Siân Harrington, 04 Jan 2012

After graduating as a journalist in the late 1980s, I took a Christmas job at John Lewis in High Wycombe,...

Responsible business: corporate volunteers learn more on the job than in class

Michael Saxton, 20 Dec 2011

Big Society: I heard prime minister David Cameron talk about the concept on the Today programme – and...

Balance is key: between operations and innovation; staff satisfaction and productivity; and family and business

Aaron Etingen, 20 Dec 2011

Education is not just a public good, but also our business. The Government’s intention to encourage...

I would like to raise a Yuletide toast to those unsung heroes - loss prevention specialists

David Fairhurst, 13 Dec 2011

With the festive period upon us, I bring tidings of (qualified) joy and an important message for every...

If it ever gets to the point of a reduction in employee protection, HR has failed

Siân Harrington, 06 Dec 2011

I am so excited. In 2012, there is going to be jobs growth and a turnaround in the UK economy. All the...

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