Managers look for bilingual employees to improve business prospects, poll of 493 employers shows

There is a growing appetite amongst employers for language-learning programs to aid effective internal and external communication, according to research commissioned by language training provider...

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Public sector organisations fail to budget for internal communications, according to Gatehouse and IoIC

Six out of 10 public sector organisations have no internal communication budget, or one that is very restricted, according to the State of the Sector 2011 survey undertaken by internal communication...

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There's more to moving than the cost of living

The latest findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey show the most expensive, and least expensive, places in the world to send expatriates. But there is more to a...

Electronic devices at work are becomming detrimental to colleague relationships, research suggests

The "overabundance" of electronic devices for collaboration, social networking and communication tools designed to make it easy to complete work-related tasks is leading to rudeness at the office and...

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With cuts raging on, employers still fail to nurture a cost-cutting mentality amongst staff

UK firms have failed to create a culture of cost consciousness within their organisations despite three years of cost-cutting and uncertainty – threatening to reverse the savings made during...

Olympic athletes goal-setting can inspire business too

Today marks one year until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is a powerful landmark that installs great pride and expectation into the minds of people all over the UK. Those...

What does a good workplace social networking policy look like?

Imagine the scene. You're wandering past a notice board when a photograph catches your eye. It's been scribbled on offensively, and insults written across it.

Employees' opinions not valued in the workplace

Employers are keen to voice their opinions at work, but fee their views are not considered, new research from Monster reveals.

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British Airways dispute between staff and employer ends

The long-running dispute between around 10,000 British Airways cabin crew and their employer is now over, trade union Unite has announced.

Senior management and dwindling budgets stifle good internal comms

When it comes to good internal communications, senior management has been voted the biggest stumbling block to success, research reveals.

Employees don't rate feedback and support from line mangers

Employees have little faith in their line managers, with less than half believing the feedback from their boss is helping them do their job better, according to a report by comms consultancy...

Business leaders disagree on HR's role in internal comms

Business leaders disagree on how well hr departments communicate – with a quarter thinking the communicate too much, and a similar amount thinking they don't communicate enough.