Staff continue to feel taken for granted as working hours increase and engagement levels plummet

Nearly three quarters (70%) of more than 1,000 employees polled feel their employer either takes their efforts for granted or expects them to feel grateful for having a job, according to recruitment...

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Employee engagement in UK businesses lags behind the global trend, according to ORC International

The overall picture of employee engagement in the UK is lagging in 2011,according to the global Perspectives survey.

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Line managers fail to act on employee engagement surveys, according to global Aon Hewitt report

Employers must take action to motivate and equip their managers to act on engagement surveys, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

UK workers are not happy, research finds

The latest Happiness at Work Index from recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark, published today, reveals that only a third (36.5%) of UK workers are happy in their job. A quarter (24.2%) say they...

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LV= launches leavers and joiners survey to improve staff engagement and talent management

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= has launched a joiners and leavers survey as part of its investment in employee engagement and talent retention.

Build employee engagement through a culture of innovation

Building a culture of innovation is the hot topic at the moment and alongside how to drive growth is the stuff that’s keeping CEO’s up at night.

Jurys Inn awarded gold Investors in People standard

Jurys Inn has been awarded the only gold accreditation from Investors in People for an international hotel group.

Public sector staff forced to put longer hours in the wake of recession

As morale in the public sector dips, just under a quarter of workers in this sector (25.1%) employed by the state claim they have been forced to work longer hours since the recession.

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Acas launches guide to help employers boost staff engagement

Acas, the employment relations service, has published a new guide to show employers how they can strengthen their business by engaging with staff.

HR need not worry yet about prime minister’s attitude, says PPMA head

HR workers need not worry yet about HR as a frontline job cuts target, Anne Gibson, president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA), told HR magazine yesterday.

Employees feel pressure to raise their game, says CMI

In tough times, employees feel they have to work harder and that to get ahead in their careers they must go the extra mile, says a major survey published today by the Chartered Management Institute...