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The impact of unemployment has been more severe than the headline statistics suggest, says CIPD

Despite official figures due to be released this week likely to show that the UK economy is growing again, the CIPD has found the impact of the recession on the UK workforce has been much deeper than...

HR budgets - Challenge of doing more with less

While one survey shows HR job vacancies rising faster than in any other sector, another finds HRDs worried that budget cuts will limit their ability to invest in HR and talent. By David Woods.

National average pay rises outstripped those of FTSE 100 executives last year

FTSE executives' pay increases are lower than the average UK pay rises, for the first time in 10 years.

Employee reward and competitors poaching staff are City HR directors' main concerns

HR directors in the City claim their main personal challenges this year are remuneration and the fear that staff could be poached by competitors.

Call centres are hotbeds of romantic liaisons

Call-centre workers are the most likely employees to have a relationship with a colleague - followed by finance and HR staff.

Predictions for pay and bonuses reflect HR directors' cautious optimism

HR staff are confident an upturn in the economy is imminent in the next 12 months - but they agree the worst of the recession is not yet over.

Young people ignorant about initiatives to help them find a job

Three quarters of school leavers do not think the Government is doing enough to help them find a job, according to a new report.

Work Foundation finds link between outstanding company performance and people-centred leadership

A people-centred approach to leadership rather than a controlling, target-driven style, is what results in outstanding company performance, according to new research from The Work Foundation

Small business leaders think default retirement age should be scrapped

Six out of 10 small businesses do not think the Government should set a default retirement age, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

124 million working hours lost because of snow

Britain lost up to 124 million working hours last week as 74% of the British workforce were affected by snow chaos.

Women are pushed out of jobs and on to incapacity benefits by long-term unemployed men

One of the main long-term consequences of job loss among men has been to push more women out of the labour market and on to incapacity benefits.

Review of Juggling the Big 3 by Jennifer Overhaus

"How do I get on in this place?" is not an uncommon question in organisations, and talent management has become a critical area for businesses. This is reflected in the plethora of publications in the...