Tom Newcombe

HR must demonstrate leadership and challenge the organisation, says CRF

HR has a vital role to play in helping organisations prepare for the future of work – but it needs to plan ahead, according to Corporate Research Forum (CRF) report, Future of Work. The report, which...

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Two-fifths of employees don't believe business values are worth the paper they are written on, finds CIPD

Employees whose behaviour consistently goes against the values of the organisations they work for are either left unpunished or are rewarded or promoted, according to researched published today by the...

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All work and no play: British workers don't plan to give up work when they reach retirement age

Retirement is no longer a prospect for million of British workers, according to research published today by workplace pension provider, Now Pensions.

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Failure to have 'career conversations' with staff is causing career short-termism, claims research

Almost two in five British workers (39%) have never had a 'career conversation' with their line manager.

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Pay living wage at home and abroad, campaigners urge British businesses

Campaigners have hit out at British businesses, calling it 'scandalous' that they are not forced to ensure a living wage in their overseas supply chains.

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Leadership expert highlights cost of deference culture at Bank of England

As three independent reviews cite excessive deference and hierarchy as key problems damaging the effectiveness of the Bank of England (BoE), leadership expert Robin Ryde has called for business...

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The highs and lows of lift behaviour: the most annoying office lift habits

One in five UK workers regularly purposely close the lift door when they see someone walking to get in, according to a survey published today on lift behaviour.

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Michael Moran, CEO of 10Eighty, calls for more role models in HR

Michael Moran, chief executive of HR Most Influential sponsor 10Eighty, argues that HR needs more role models and needs to be more business savvy.

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Companies need to take remote working 'to the extreme' says Plantronics HR director

Organisations would achieve great benefit from enabling all employees to work remotely, according to the HR director of headset technology firm Plantronics, Norma Pearce.

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'Buoyant' Christmas to round off good year for jobs, says Reed

The number of job opportunities being posted by employers increased in October, capping off an encouraging month for the prospective health of the wider UK economy, according to the latest job index...

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Results are in and the winners of the 2012 National Online Recruitment awards will be announced Wednesday

There were 66 companies across 12 catergories shortlisted for the annual National Online Recruitment awards (NORA )and the judges included HR editor Sian Harrington.

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Work-related stress caused 10 million lost working days last year, says HSE

Over 27 million working days were lost last year and of those 10.4 million were due to work-related stress, according to the annual Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, published today.

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