In a bit of good news for the chancellor, for the second quarter in a row, UK unemployment fell: by 36,000 in the three months to the end of March 2011, to 2.46 million. This means the rate of...
Three quarters of UK workers (74%) believe they are not achieving their potential at work and want to be given more training on the job, according to a research project commissioned by Middlesex...
Confidence among employers has soared to its highest level in a year reflecting renewed optimism in both short term and long term hiring intentions, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s May...
Employees value the relationship with co-workers above training and career development opportunities, according to a survey published this week.
Coalition policy is failing to deliver the public sector innovation that could dramatically boost value for money and benefit the economy beyond the public sector, argues a report by The Work...
Jill Shedden has been appointed group HR director for Centrica. She takes on her new role in July, but HR magazine caught up with Shedden in December.
Most multinationals see workforce health as a higher priority in next few years, according to the latest findings from a Towers Watson global survey.
The CIPD gave a broad welcome to the principles and ambitions behind the Government’s Modern Workplaces consultation announced yesterday, and committed to continuing to work with the Department for...
Letters marking 18 months until the first employers must automatically enrol staff into a workplace pension scheme have started landing in the in-trays of chief executives of the UK’s biggest...
The High Pay Commission, an independent inquiry into high pay and boardroom pay across the public and private sectors, yesterday published its interim report, showing the public want executive...
New statistics reveal a rise in workers’ happiness with working hours and work-life balance.
Centrica has appointed Jill Shedden to the role of group HR director.
