Two years ago, in 2010, utility company Thames Water was set the tough financial challenge by its regulator Ofwat to save £300 million through efficiencies by 2015. This triggered the organisation to...
Half of key UK industries surveyed believe their sector is suffering a skills shortage – and even more expect the shortfall to get worse, according to research commissioned by Elemense, a recruitment...
The post of CEO may be attractive and well paid, but heavy is the head that wears the crown, suggest two recent surveys.
Employers are failing to inspire their staff and make them feel valued, with only 21% of employees believing their company cares about its staff, according to a YouGov survey of over 1,000 workers,...
A record 13.4% of senior employees think employers are out of touch with working mums and plan to quit the industry in the next two years if employers continue to deny flexible provisions for those...
Business fears a lack of attention to the middle management layer is damaging the leadership pipeline, a worldwide survey of just under 1000 reveals. Nearly half (46.2%) of businesses admit to poor...
When it comes to business continuity planning, UK businesses are much better prepared for technology and environmental risks than they are for the risk of losing talent, according to Vodafone UK.
“Lazy recruiters” are damaging the standard of the recruitment profession, causing employers to miss out on the best talent, according to Matthew Jeffery (pictured), head of EMEA talent acquisition...
Almost half of UK companies have experienced an unexpected change in leadership in the last 12 months with some stating a detrimental effect on business, but according to talent management consultancy...
Financial services companies need a different approach to their graduates, or risk losing out when the job market improves PwC has warned.
London Ambulance Service has launched an assessment centre to select high potential participants for its talent management programme.
The NHS has put people at the heart of its agenda, as “the architecture of the organisation looks set to change following the Health Bill,” the director of NHS Employers, Dean Royles, told HR.
