Engage for Success couldn't come at a better time for HR

At a point in the year when many of us in HR are deep in planning for 2013 and thinking about how we can maintain or improve performance, most likely with smaller budgets or smaller teams than before,...

Engagement is not an HR activity; it’s company-wide, says ITV chair

Speaking at the Engage for Success event in London yesterday, Archie Norman (pictured), chairman of ITV, ex-MP and former CEO of Asda, told delegates that employee engagement should not be thought of...

Workplace harassment on the increase, says XpertHR

Workplace harassment is not a thing of the past and is on the rise, according to an XpertHR survey.

Gender pay gap falls to 9.6%, says ONS

The pay gap between men and women has shrunk from 10.5% of men's full-time hourly earnings to 9.6%.

Lack of skills holding people back from pursuing a job in technology, says hotels.com

Over 1 in 4 adults wish they had chosen a career in technology but a lack of skills is holding them back, according to research published today by hotels.com.

Employee Engagement report: The evidence stacks up

It’s confirmed: employee engagement drives performance but to deliver £26 million growth by better engaging staff, large companies need to share their expertise with small firms, Serco HR director...

We need a special workforce, which understands that what we do today lays foundations for future health

I feel fortunate to work in an industry that makes an enormous difference to the lives of billions of people worldwide. But, despite its many achievements, the pharmaceutical industry must continually...

Blogwatch: engagement

Engagement is the crux of the employment contract isn’t it? It should be at the heart of the HR strategy, shouldn’t it?

UK job satisfaction at a low ebb, reveals NatCen survey

Job satisfaction and work-life satisfaction are lower in Britain than in most other European countries and one in five UK workers (22%) have taken a pay cut in the past three years, according to...

Customer service ethos leaves many UK employees unmoved

Research findings released by mobile workforce management firm Cognito show that 44% of service organisations believe as many as 50% of employees are not motivated by and nor have they bought into the...

Am I bothered? Unhappy workers biding their time, survey finds

Senior global managers may only be biding their time in their existing firms until better opportunities come along, a study published today by global consulting firm BlessingWhite has found.

Hot topic: Does HR have a role in securing an Olympic legacy?

Following the triumph of the Olympic Games in London, the former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt had been vocal about the imperative to keep the Olympic momentum going into legacy. The volunteer...