Hywel Roberts

One in five FTSE 100 board members are women

Women now account for 20.7% of FTSE 100 executive board members, an increase from 12.5% in 2011, a Cranfield report on female board representation has found.

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Reliance on recruitment intuition harms diversity

Managers are increasingly turning their back on recruitment tools such as psychometrics and relying on gut instinct. This could lead to a lack of diversity as people tend to hire candidates that match...

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HRD salaries matching those of FDs, says HR recruitment expert

HR directors are reportedly earning equivalent salaries to their finance department counterparts.

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CMI accuses managers of thinking 'robotically'

Research published today suggests managers are too concerned with following processes and not are using their judgement to make moral decisions.

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Royal Mail to axe 1,600 staff

The Royal Mail has announced 1,600 workers are to lose their jobs in cost-saving measures. Talks with its unions, Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), start today.

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Companies face 'nightmare' delivering pensions advice

The chancellor's announcement that everyone with defined contribution (DC) pension schemes will receive face-to-face advice by 2015 will be difficult to deliver on time, according to independent...

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Employers failing to back paternity leave

Male employees are being put off from taking advantage of shared parental leave schemes due to the attitudes of their employers, research claims.

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Contractor salaries in South East reach three times national average

Pay for contractors in the South East and other big financial centres of the UK is significantly higher than the UK average.

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Many employers not set up for age diverse workforces, says CIPD

Workforces with up to four generations are an opportunity for innovation, but most companies are ill-prepared to harness it, according to a report released today.

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Mental health organisation responds to 'shocking' report on depression

An organisation that deals with mental health issues says that it is "shocking but not surprising" that mental illness is still such a problem in UK workplaces.

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Employers ignoring engagement in recruitment

Companies are still not taking future employee engagement into account when recruiting staff, according to a talent and engagement expert.

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Companies urged to endorse traineeships

The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is urging employers to run traineeship schemes, designed to help get underprivileged or under-qualified people of school leaver age or slightly above ready...

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