How can HR ensure that all employees have the right level of business English skills to communicate to a high standard?

Developing and implementing a language assessment strategy is an effective way for HR to measure the language ability of new appointments and existing staff.

HR Olympics Special 3/7: Get the most out of your staff during London 2012

Almost there… and the excitement is mounting. The world’s biggest sporting event will impact on virtually every aspect of British life. But where does this leave employers?

NHS Employers publishes guidance on ensuring staff are competent with English language

NHS Employers has published guidance for employers on ensuring staff are competent with the English language.

Blue Monday: advice for employers on the most depressing day of the year

Today (Monday 16 January) is statistically the most depressing day of the year for employees, and has been dubbed ‘Blue Monday’.

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Pensions jargon could prevent millions from saving for retirement finds NEST/YouGov

Millions of employees are set to start saving for their retirement with pensions auto enrolment coming into effect in October, but research by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and YouGov...

What do people really value in their work environment?

You can’t grasp success without the right people. As the economy continues to grow and new business opportunities present themselves for dynamic British companies, the last thing those firms want is...

BlackBerry crumble reveals the depth of our email addiction

During the recent BlackBerry outage reports flooded in of staff that were stressed and angry by the lack of email, and felt unable to work. These are the classic withdrawal symptoms of an addict.

In politics or the workplace, if people relate to us as adults, we obey the law of reciprocation

Sainsbury’s chief executive, Justin King, warned prime minister David Cameron earlier this month that gloomy messages talking down the economy don’t help anyone.

Office banter: how can employers strike the right balance?

We have all heard about workplace flings that have gone wrong, employees being fired for saying too much on Facebook and discrimination cases that have arisen out of allegedly harmless ‘office...

Advances in technology causes boundaries between work and private life to become blurred, according to Cisco

One in three college students and young professionals consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food and shelter, according to the 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report, published...

Managers look for bilingual employees to improve business prospects, poll of 493 employers shows

There is a growing appetite amongst employers for language-learning programs to aid effective internal and external communication, according to research commissioned by language training provider...

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Public sector organisations fail to budget for internal communications, according to Gatehouse and IoIC

Six out of 10 public sector organisations have no internal communication budget, or one that is very restricted, according to the State of the Sector 2011 survey undertaken by internal communication...

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