The HR consulting industry is one of the biggest casualties of the recession, having shrunk by as much as 20% over the past year, new research reveals.

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More employees stayed at home last week due to adverse weather, than ever seen before, according to absence management organisation FirstCare.

Employee confidence in business performance and the economic outlook is growing, new research reveals.

Incidents of violence and abuse against shop staff have doubled over the last year.

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The cold snap is having a continuing impact on business, with 68% of employers reporting the condition of local roads is having the greatest impact on employees trying to get to work, according to the...

Senior HR professionals agree their top focus in the coming year is supporting and sustaining their businesses' leadership but their ability to meet these challenges may be compromised by smaller...

More than five million workers across the UK gave away 27.4 billion in unpaid overtime in last year.

The severe weather does not have to not necessarily have to mean major problems for employers thanks to a combination of technology, flexibility and common sense, according to the CIPD.

More than a quarter of students (27%) of students regularly miss lectures due to working part time jobs, with just 8% of the jobs applicable to the student's chosen degree and prospective career path.

Employees under 35 are twice as likely as their older colleagues to be off work in the winter because they are 'under the weather'. But they are also twice as likely to stay late at work because...