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One in three employees make it their new year's resolution to quit their job

A third of UK employees (33%) say they have not felt valued by their employer during the recession and would leave for another job if they could, according to new research.

Why do senior HR professionals not attend conferences?

Last month HR magazine asked: Did you attend the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition.60% said yes40% said no

CIPD calls for a freeze in minimum wage to ensure a "lasting recovery"

The CIPD has launched a 'manifesto' for a lasting recovery, with call for National Minimum Wage freeze for younger workers to strengthen efforts to tackle youth unemployment

The double standards at the CIPD

The CIPD should know how demotivating it is when financial hardship is not shared equitably.

Staff would prefer an iPod over a promotion, in absence of a pay rise

The idea that staff are more concerned with career opportunities than monetary gain has come under threat as new research showed staff would rather be given an iPod by their employer than a promotion,...

Managers vow to put staff needs before their own in 2010

Managers have vowed to put the development needs of their teams a top priority in 2010, new research reveals.

Latest unemployment stats show resources still needed to be directed at tackling joblessness

The state of the British economy is "on a knife edge" following yesterday's unemployment statistics, according to the TUC.

Office for National Statistics reports drop in number of jobseekers allowance claimants

The number of people claiming jobseekers allowance has dropped for the first time in 21 months although, at 1.63 million, the number of claimants remains high.

Managers should ensure they don't do anything they would regret at the Christmas party

A fifth of managers of managers admitted they had been inappropriately drunk at a Christmas party, with one in 10 admitting to having canoodled with a co-worker.

iPhone and BlackBerry users will be unable to switch off over Christmas

More than three quarters of iPhone and BlackBerry users will not get a proper break from work this Christmas, as their overactive handsets will not allow them to relax completely.

Cambridge employees are particularly prone to hangover 'sickies'

Cambridge is the UK's 'sickest' city with over 20% of workers admitting to having feigned illness or been too hungover to face work.

HR departments have survived the recession with relatively few job cuts

HR departments have weathered the economic storm of 2009 - with a quarter taking on new staff, new research reveals.