The news is: rumour is the news

Employees are more likely to hear about change in their organisation through rumour rather than strategic staff communications, according to research by Capita HR.

HMV group HR director says store closures like "pruning the branches" to support future growth

Steve West, group HR director at HMV, has hit back at press reports that the entertainment giant is struggling for survival.

Whistleblowing: the employment rights behind the WikiLeaks story

With WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in court again in the UK this week fighting extradition to Sweden, and as his alleged source, Bradley Manning, soldier and whistleblower, faces criminal charges...

Perception of managers among UK workers improves since 2009

Despite difficult economic circumstances, line managers were perceived more positively in 2010 than last year, according to HR consultancy ETS.

Flexitime is a type of aerobics, according to 1 in 25 employees

A survey by a HR consultancy has suggested chronic misunderstanding of standard 'office speak', with 4% of respondents believing flexitime is a type of aerobics.

Cuts to study abroad programmes could harm UK economy by reducing language skills

A reduction in government funding that enables UK students to study abroad could damage the economy by reducing language skills, according to a recruitment specialist.

Recovering time wasted on email

One in five workers spends a month every year on email - how much of that time could be saved? What would you do with an extra hour a day?

One in five UK workers spends a month every year on email

20% of UK workers in the UK spend 32 days every year or more managing their email, according to a recent survey.

Employee satisfaction with workplace internal comms falls as company size increases

Two-thirds of office workers think communication in their offices could be improved via the tools they use.

Employers are urged to use the 'club card' to convey the value of pensions

Employers could learn from the supermarket 'club card' model when trying to communicate pensions with staff, HR staff have been told.

Communication needs to be personal to give staff a shared sense of purpose, says CIPD

A strategic approach to employee communication can only be successfully built on a shared sense of purpose, with all employees understanding what the organisation is 'here to do', according to a new...

Face-to-face communication of benefits packages works best

Nine out of 10 companies with a highly engaged workforce employ face-to-face communications as the best method of putting across the value of employee benefit packages, new research reveals.