How to attract and motivate a multigenerational workforce

International Older People’s Day is a timely reminder of the value older people bring to the workplace

Case study: Introducing an HR function at Lexington Catering

How to best formalise HR in an already people-centred business

Are you in danger of losing top tech talent to start-ups?

Bigger businesses risk their top technology talent being poached by agile start-ups

Businesses shouldn't overlook talent gained through acquisitions

Businesses shouldn’t overlook the benefits of obtaining new talent through acquisitions, according to Andy Campbell, HCM strategy director of Oracle.

SME to offer five-week sabbaticals to staff

A Welsh small business is offering its staff a five-week sabbatical to boost engagement and retention of experienced employees.

More than four in 10 employees quit because of ‘bad boss'

Most common complaint about bosses is leaving workers feeling under-appreciated

Finance directors concerned over losing baby boomer skills

More than two-thirds (69%) of CFOS are concerned about a skills drain due to baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) leaving their company within the next two years, according to a report by...

One in five leave jobs due to lack of opportunities

One in five people who resign from their roles do so because of a lack of opportunities within their company, according to research by Penna.

Young people favour career advancement over job security

Younger employees in the UK are more ambitious than their older counterparts, according to a YouGov survey.

Employers warned that staff satisfaction is no longer enough to keep key talent

Keeping employees satisfied in their roles is no longer enough to prevent them from walking out the door, according to a survey from recruitment firm, Brook Street.

Job fulfilment, not pay, retains Gen Y talent, says iOpener Institute report

Generation Y are motivated to stay with their employer and actively recommend their organisation to friends more by job fulfilment than pay, according to a report by performance solutions organisation...

Failure to have 'career conversations' with staff is causing career short-termism, claims research

Almost two in five British workers (39%) have never had a 'career conversation' with their line manager.