SMEs and the skills crisis

According to Siemens UK and Northern Europe HR director Toby Peyton-Jones, for small businesses the skills crisis is “the elephant in the room”.

Falling down the skills black hole

Is the UK missing the skills it needs to sustain economic recovery? HR magazine explores the role of business and HR in averting disaster.

Plumbing qualifications more employable than law degrees, say parents

More than half of parents (57%) rate young people with plumbing qualifications as "very employable", according to a report by City & Guilds and Edge Foundation.

HR Most Influential Thinker to discuss developing leaders for future change

Veronica Hope-Hailey, dean of Bath University School of Management, will discuss how leadership is evolving and what organisations need to do to adapt to a changing world in HR magazine’s live web TV...

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Businesses fail to track cost of overseas assignments

British companies are increasing the number of employees they send to work overseas but are not able to quantify the ROI, according to a report by PwC.

L&D professionals low on confidence

Those working in learning and development are not confident they can demonstrate their function’s value to the board, according to KnowledgePool.

Whitepaper calls on HR professionals to embrace big data

HR professionals risk falling behind the curve if they do not use big data effectively, according to a report by talent and RPO specialists Cielo.

Three CEO on developing bold leaders

In order to change the industry, leaders at mobile network Three needed to be developed in a different way. It developed a programme to transform the top 50 leaders into bold and creative individuals,...

Mentoring: when is it time for the mentee to move on?

Mentoring is all about transitions – foreseeing them, preparing for them, managing them and moving on from them. But mentees often don’t recognise how ready they are for a transition.

Workplace stigma prevails over English and maths skills

There is still a stigma around asking for help to develop skills in the workplace, according to National Consortium of Colleges and Providers (NCCP) chairman Harvey Young.

Accenture hiring on 'learning agility', says CHRO

Increased demands on employees to adapt to new technologies has led to Accenture looking at learning agility, along with existing skills, in its recruitment process, according to chief HR officer...

Hot topic: HR and social mobility, part two

In the second part of this Hot Topic Susie Perrett, education director at Business in the Community talks about how responsible employers can address social imbalance.