Female employees are taking advantage of the recession as an opportunity to upskill and break through the glass ceiling, new research reveals.
Businesses in London are more upbeat than they have been in 18 months about prospects for the coming half-year, though they remain cautious about future investment and divided about London's status as...
Fewer than half of the days lost due to sickness absence in the UK are legitimate, new research reveals.
UK managers have among the lowest spending power in the world, being ranked 43rd among 56 countries worldwide in a study of global management spending power.
Pay increases for staff are looking more likely in 2010 as the economic uncertainty that resulted in pay freezes, cuts and job losses at UK companies in 2009 has been replaced by greater confidence in...
The UN's international climate conference kicked off in Copenhagen yesterday. The aim of the conference is to deliver an agreement limiting global warming to less than two degrees centigrade - the...
Despite signs of economic and employment recovery, almost a third of employees feel more negative about their career and job prospects for 2010 than they did for this year.
GPs need more guidance and education in filling out the sick note as almost two thirds have not received any training in sickness certification and, for those who were given training, it lasted on...
Business schools should adopt a stakeholder rather than a shareholder approach to their curriculum with more coverage of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and business ethics, new...
A global survey of 22,000 workers in 18 countries shows that UK employees are below the world average when it comes to rating their managers as effective. The study is relevant for HR because it...
Employers have been warned that using the terms 'love' or 'babe' in the workplace could result in them facing tribunal action.
Budget limitations and ongoing restructuring programmes are set to be HR's biggest challenges in 2010, although the industry does appear to be stabilising after the economic crisis with two thirds of...
