Global companies move towards centralising reward

A trend is developing for global companies to manage their international compensation systems centrally.

CIPD 'Spotlight On' Absence Management Conference

16 October Birmingham or 22 October London.

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Remote workers fear isolation amid bad management

Nearly half (47%) of employees who want to work flexibly fear being left isolated, and out of touch with office camaraderie, according to research by BT Business.

Staff would rather work from home

Almost two-thirds of staff (62%) would be happier and more productive if they worked from home, but three-quarters are not offered such flexibility.

Housing group harmonises HR system

The merged A2 Dominion Housing Group has implemented an integrated HR and payroll system.

Skansa simplifies payroll with a single online system

Construction firm Skansa is set to implement a web-enabled HR and payroll system.

Pointless business meetings cost blue-chip millions of pounds

Research from operational improvement consultancy Proudfoot Consulting shows only 29% internal business meetings draw up an agenda, only a third had full attendance and only a third prepared and...

Do you know how much absenteeism costs your company?

Sickness is costing UK companies more than 1,000 per employee every year.

Comic Relief's HR goes electronic

Comic Relief is to implement an online HR system as a means of saving staff time and cutting costs.

Epsom and Ewell saves money with single HR system

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has replaced its outdated, manual HR and payroll system with a single, web-enabled system.

Employers must help staff let off steam

Workers will turn to alcohol, smoking and comfort eating to deal with the rising stress of their jobs, warns The Stroke Association and Siemens.

Employers urged to help staff eat more healthily

Employees' unhealthy eating habits are responsible for 97 million lost working days a year.