HR directors have seen their influence increase over the past 12 months, suggesting that the economic climate has provided fertile ground for a new breed of HRD.
Despite the uncertain economic outlook, almost three-quarters (72%) of UK executives are more confident about their company’s growth prospects compared with last year, according to the latest Robert...
UK middle managers are feeling the squeeze as a result of the economic downturn, according to the CIPD quarterly Employee Outlook survey of 2,000 employees, published this morning.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced the Work Programme quickly, in just over a year, and this has had benefits, but the speed with which it was launched has also increased risks,...
McDonald’s UK is to create at least 2,500 new jobs across the UK this year, the company has announced.
Business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) has pledged to curb executive pay, give power to shareholders to block “excessive” pay packages and make firms justify high pay packages on company reports.
Figures produced by the actuarial firm Barnett Waddingham point to a big disparity between what a young person can expect to receive in the future by way of a private sector pension arrangement...
Google is mentioned most often as the best company to work for and Apple isn’t far behind in a new survey of more than 2,133 UK adults.
Workplace stress is at a four-year high, according to a Kenexa report which revealing 35% of UK employees are now experiencing an unreasonable level of stress at work.
Recruitment firm Adecco has predicted “gradual growth” in some sectors in the jobs market in 2012, particularly in the HR and IT sectors.
The Government is to launch a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as part of its bid to reform the employment tribunals system, HR magazine...
Staff at Harrow Council are to be asked their views on new terms and conditions to help reduce costs at the north west London authority.
