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HR Most Influential 2010: Interviews with the winners

Some of the Most Influential people in HR in 2010 reflect on what it means to be influential in HR and what the challenges for HR will be in the next 12 months.

Staff absence levels drop to lowest in three years

Staff sickness absence has reached its lowest levels in three years, meaning employers gained on average one extra day of work per employee in 2009.

Job insecurity and performance at work are causing three quarters of the workforce to lose sleep.

According to a poll by Travelodge, 75% of Britain's workforce is getting less than the recommended eight hours of sleep per night.

Returning to work can aid the recovery of those with mental health problems

People with mental health problems do not have to be completely recovered to return to work as getting back into their job can aid recovery, according to a new report from the Sainsbury Centre for...

CIPD calls for a minimum training wage of 2.50 for graduate interns

The CIPD has called for the introduction of a 2.50 an hour 'training wage' on the day that internship schemes for recently graduated students begin across the country.

UK staff driven to drink by excessive stress levels

More than half the nation's workforce feels so tense at the end of their working day that they often have to reach for alcohol to help them relax - and more than one in ten have left a job in the past...

July book reviews

Personal Brand Essence and The Magic BlackBerry

HR Excellence Awards 2010: HR Director of the Year

Winner: Sandra Campopiano, chief people officer, Premier Farnell

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HR Excellence Awards 2010: Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy - Winner: London Borough of Lewisham

Genuine "involvement from employees at every level"; "proper engagement, not just for the sake of it."

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HR Excellence Awards 2010: Most Effective Benefits Strategy

Winner: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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HR Excellence Awards 2010: Best Workplace Diversity Strategy - Winner: McDonald's

Judges were left in no doubt that McDonald's has a "living breathing" diversity policy - not just one that exists on company handbooks and notice boards.

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HR Excellence Awards 2010: Most Innovative Use of Technology - Winner: British Gas

It is an initiative that could change the way people view British Gas. This is how the judges summed up this entry. "It is innovative, engaging, it meets its goals and has good links back to the...

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