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Capital Incentives & Motivation offers ethical employee benefits option to encourage greener behaviour

Capital Incentives & Motivation, a division of Accor Services, has launched an ethical employee benefits solution.

Chartered Management Institute calls for tax breaks for employers and more control over skills funding

The Government must now spring into action to address the key issues facing business leaders, if the UK is to continue on the path to post-recession recovery, according to the Chartered Management...

Huge increase in police spending blamed on rise in number of officers and 90% hike in overtime payments

Spending on the police in England and Wales grew by nearly 50% between 1999 and 2009, with increased recruitment of police officers and a 90% hike in overtime payments, an independent report shows.

Office for National Statistics shows unemployment at its highest since December 1994

Unemployment continues to rise in the UK with an increase of 53,000 jobseekers in the three months to March 2010, taking the total figure to 2.51 million, according to the Office for National...

Working overtime can seriously increase your risk of a heart attack

Employees working overtime can increase their risk of heart attacks by as much as two thirds, new research reveals.

The 'grey workforce' is set to grow, forcing graduates to be more innovative in their approach to finding work

Britain's older workers look set to hold the aces in the workplace of 2020, with graduates being forced to raise their game to achieve the jobs they want in an increasingly competitive employment...

More than half of UK companies now have measures to protect and support whistleblowers

Employers are taking more steps to support whistleblowers in their organisations, new research reveals.

Money worries force sick employees to return to work before they are fully recovered

The majority of UK employees are prepared to jeopardise their long-term health by returning to work from sickness absence before they're 100%-fit.

The results of the HR Excellence Awards 2010 shortlist

The results are in... While election fever continues to grip the nation, HR magazine's panel of 13 esteemed HR directors, CEOs and academics have whittled down the mammoth number of entries in the HR...

Jobseekers think Gordon Brown is the party leader most likely to embarrass himself at the Christmas party

Adding insult to injury for Gordon Brown, employees agree he is the party leader most likely to embarrass himself at a company Christmas party.

The future of work, according to London Business School's Lynda Gratton

Businesses around the world need to have a deeper understanding of the forces impacting work in order to craft a positive future, according to new research.

General Election 2010: HR staff and jobseekers plan to vote for the Liberal Democrats

Almost four out of 10 people working or seeking careers in the HR sector are poised to vote for the Liberal Democrat Party today, with Labour trailing in third place in the sector.