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Win yourself an Excellence Award

Stepping on the podium to pick up your HR magazine Excellence Award is what beckons if you follow our judges' simple advice on how to cut the mustard with your entry form.

What business travellers really get up to

More than a third (37%) of business travellers cheat on their partners while they are on work trips 8% even admit to joining the mile high club but not with their regular partner.

Employers embrace retro fleet model

Company car schemes similar to those from the 1970s are making a comeback thanks to the economic uncertainty.

Long hours not linked to productivity

More than half of employers (59%) do not associate long hours with productivity and 46% do not reward staff who work late or out of hours.

Working time opt-out ban is bad news for profits

The scrapping of the opt-out of the UKs working time directive will negatively impact customer service, according to 65% of employers, although 35% were unaware of the changes when the news broke on...

Lying for the boss more common

More than eight out of 10 (82%) of office workers lie for their manager on a daily basis.

Lights finally go out at Woolies

It's official. After weeks of speculation, Woolworths has announced it is to close all its stores by 4 January with redundancies numbering 30,000.

Staff say 'bah' to Christmas parties

Two thirds of staff would prefer a bonus to a Christmas party and only 3% would prefer a Christmas party to shopping vouchers, cash or more holiday.

Unemployment creeps closer to two million

Employment rates look bleak as the Office for National Statistics reported today an increase in the number of unemployed, a rise in benefits claimants and a drop in job vacancies.

Complex expense claim systems encourage fiddling

Business travellers frequently end up out of pocket because of complex expense procedures, resulting in the creation of fictitious claims to recoup their losses, according to expense solutions...

Tough times make staff more motivated

As the economic downturn becomes a normal way of life in the UK, 21% of Londoners think the economic uncertainly has made them more motivated.

Recruiters have little time to spend with the kids

One hundred percent of recruitment consultants think they are missing out on spending time with their families because of the credit crunch.