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Entrepreneurs remain positive about investing in people and training

Green shoots may be emerging: HR magazine has learned that less than 2% of entrepreneurs say reducing headcount is their single biggest issue and more than three quarters expect the current...

Remote workers browse pornographic websites more than office-based staff

Staff who work remotely are two and a half times more likely to look at pornography online than their office-based counterparts, new research has discovered.

Experts predict revival of war for talent in 10 years and regeneration of recruitment search sector

In 10 years' time a war for talent will resume and recruitment consultancies are expected to enjoy a renaissance as employers look for scarcer talented staff in increasingly splintered markets,...

Increase in firms planning to recruit this quarter

Global recruitment is still decreasing but a growing number of companies are planning to hire in the coming quarter.

Unemployment at 2.2 million is 'the country's number one emergency'

Unemployment has reached a 30-year high of more than 2.2 million and, according to the TUC, it has become "the country's number one emergency".

Your chances of getting a job are higher if you speak with a Home Counties accent

More than two out of five jobseekers (42%) would change their accent as they think it would improve their chances of getting a job.

Bleak labour conditions of the private sector are now hitting public and voluntary sectors

No sector has been unaffected by unemployment, with the CIPD and KPMG Labour Market Report finding employment intentions depressed in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

HR professionals believe a seat on the board would help them achieve their goals

HR directors are relatively positive about the future of HR, according to an exclusive survey of leading industry professionals, but a fifth said an HR professional sitting on the board of directors...

Scale of job cuts and budget cuts varies significantly across Europe

More than a quarter of European companies expect their employee numbers to decrease and the outlook is worst in Russia and Sweden.

Cost-cutting on leadership development is counterproductive

There could be a leadership vacuum because many organisations are failing to develop the next generation of senior executives.

UK staff are more honest than they were three years ago.

Ethical behaviour is on the increase in the workplace according to new research.

The fortunes of the FTSE 100 index are connected to numbers looking for extra-marital activity

A direct link has been found between the behaviour of the FTSE 100 and the number of men and women seeking extra-marital affairs.