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...

Employees' pride in their organisations drops 10% since January, reports Hyphen

Only two fifths of employees are proud to work for their organisations, according to research from Hyphen, the recruitment solutions provider; declining from nearly half at the start of the year.

‘Employees first, customers second’, says HCL Technologies’ global HRD

Global IT company HCL Technologies has made the controversial decision to announce 'Employees first' on its website homepage, rather than customers first.

Nine out of 10 employees still claim to be 'engaged' at work, reports ETS

A study by HR consultancy ETS has found almost nine out of 10 employees describe themselves as being ‘engaged’ at work.

The future of employee engagement surveys

How many companies currently running an employee engagement survey can honestly say that it is making a difference to the strategic direction of the business? Not many, I’ll bet.

Olympics does little to reverse low workforce morale, reveals Lane4

A barometer released this morning reveals the detrimental impact the ongoing uncertainty in the economic climate is having on the UK workforce, as more than half (52%) of respondents say they have not...

Staff are on board with companies' agendas to overcome challenging economy, finds CBI/Harvey Nash report

Companies are working together with their staff to overcome challenging economic conditions, a survey by the CBI and recruitment specialists Harvey Nash has revealed.