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HR leaders uncertain about size of workforce needed and type of skills required for coming year

Employers are increasingly struggling with how to retain talent and engage effectively with their employees but HR leaders are reporting uncertainty regarding workforce requirements in terms of scale...

SMEs claim HR red tape ties up so much of their time they neglect core activities necessary for survival

Small businesses claim crucial areas such as new business development and customer service are suffering as a result of time spent managing HR issues.

Cutbacks mean reduced investment in checking processes and increased opportunities for fraud

Budget cuts will leave employers more exposed to fraudsters as the UK moves out of recession, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

National 'Sickie' Day: Phoning in sick is being replaced by explaining absence by email or text message

Today (1 February) has been dubbed national sickie day, with 350,000 employees expected to take sickness absence, but phoning in sick could be a thing of the past as a quarter of employers now accept...

Despite budget cuts private sector staff think grass is greener in the public sector

Private sector staff are envious of their public sector counterparts on issues including job security, training and workplace stress.

UK employees don't rate their senior managers very highly

Fewer than half of UK employees think their senior management team is effective.

Masters graduates weather recession with better recruitment chances than first degree counterparts

Masters graduates were unsurprisingly less affected by the early stages of recession and experienced lower levels of unemployment than their first degree counterparts, a new study has revealed.

What will be the top 10 career opportunities in 2010?

Commercial diver, welder, risk manager and maths teacher are among the top 10 careers predicted for 2010.

UK business leaders' recruitment plans are more upbeat than their European counterparts

Business leaders' growing confidence in economic recovery has translated into a boost in employment with 42% of CEOs planning to increase their headcount in the next year.

Recession is over, but CMI foresees a radically different business landscape

The UK economy has come out of recession, after figures showed it had grown by a 0.1% in the past three months of 2009, according to the Office of National Statistics, but data from the Chartered...

CIPD's Shaping the Future research offers insights into achieving sustainable business prosperity

Employers need to focus on distributed leadership, alignment, shared purpose, engagement, balancing the long-term and short- term and employee assessment in order to ensure sustainability in the...

Best practice is an elusive beast

While individual HR professionals are rated highly, as a body we still have a long way to go.