Over four in 10 (44%) workplaces have a defibrillator installed, research by healthcare providers Direct365 found, but more than half (53%) of employees surveyed said they had never received training...
The final day of this year’s CIPD Festival of Work took place at London’s Excel centre yesterday (13 June). Here are our highlights.
Office provider Argyll reduced turnover rates from 30% to 3.5% by bolstering employee recognition, as Honey Wyatt reports.
The CIPD 2024 Festival of Work began at the Excel centre in London yesterday (12 June). Here are some of the highlights and what you may have missed from day one of the event.
The Green Party has released its manifesto, ahead of next month’s general election, focusing on environmental commitments, union support and wage changes.
The Conservatives have announced their manifesto ahead of the general election (4 July). It highlighted childcare, skills, national insurance, pensions and welfare.
Pay growth continued to rise while unemployment increased, the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics showed (11 June).
Nearly half of UK managers (45%) indicated that they intend to hire workers aged 25 and under from July to September of this year, a survey by recruitment firm ManpowerGroup has found (11 June).
Over half (57%) of HR professionals are planning to look for a new job this year, a survey by financial adviser Octopus Money found.
Former BT boss Philip Jansen has been awarded a £3.7 million pay package for the year 2023-2024, during which he announced 55,000 job cuts by 2030.
A non-executive director (NED) of M&S resigned after he discovered the retailer hired the finance chief of Rightmove.
Less than one in 10 (9%) workplaces have support policies for gambling issues, research by gambling charity GamCare has shown.
