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Public anger over taxes should be directed at policy makers rather than employers, say FTSE 100 chairmen

Public anger about how some companies are optimising their corporation tax affairs should be directed towards policy makers rather than individual employers, according to FTSE 100 chairmen responding...

KPMG and REC survey reveals three months uninterrupted growth in permanent recruitment

Permanent recruitment in the UK grew continuously for the three consecutive months from October to December 2012, according to the KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Report on...

Director of NHS Employers: 'It is time to highlight the similarities and shared approaches to the challenges and learn from each other'

It feels like a good time to be working in HR doesn't it? In fact it feels like a great time to be working in HR... challenging, yes; character building, absolutely; but it is also a time of great...

HR directors fear losing top performers in 2013, reveals Robert Half study

UK HR directors are concerned about losing staff in 2013, admitting they believe one in five (22%) of their employees will be looking for a new job, according to research published today by...

Most managers plan to stay put in their jobs in 2013, reveals ILM study

Nearly three fifths (57%) of managers intend to stay with their company and just 13% plan to look for a new job in 2013, according to a new report published by the Institute of Leadership and...

Culture shock in the workplace – research into generation Y

Research from Ashridge Business School reveals an alarming mismatch between what managers and generation Y employees expect of each other in the workplace.

Employers anticipate continued recruitment growth for 2013, says REC survey

Employers are feeling optimistic about their hiring process next year, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) JobsOutlook survey, published today.

Christmas break to offer 'no relief' from workplace stress, says study

The Christmas break may offer no relief from workplace stress for UK workers, with 73% of people worried that work will ruin their break, according to a study published today by UK health cash plan...

Rise of the older worker helps record employment figures

As reported yesterday, there are now more people working in the UK than ever before, according to figures released yesterday by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). It showed an increase of 40,000...

Record number of people in work, job figures reveal

A record number of people are now in work after the biggest fall in unemployment for over a decade, according to the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment figures released today.

"Employee voice" is a key to a successful business, says Nita Clarke

In this changing business world, unleashing and releasing employee voice is essential in developing the economic growth we all want to see, according to Nita Clarke, director of the Involvement and...

Directors believe UK corporations aren't doing enough to promote women on boards, says survey

The majority (90%) of senior corporate directors believe that UK corporates are failing to do enough to promote women onto boards, yet 95% are opposed to the imposition of female quotas, according to...