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Many staff struggle into work even when they are ill

Nearly three quarters (72%) of staff go to work despite feeling so ill they could legitimately stay at home.

Dissatisfied employees want to go back to university

Almost half of UK employees (45%) feel they are not learning in their job, and 85% would like to head back to university this autumn if they were given the chance, compared with the global average of...

Google admits 'unrealistic expectations'

Google's HR and staffing director, Liane Hornsey admitted she may be doing her Irish employees a dis-service, after revealing she still had not found a head of HR for Ireland after 18 months' of...

Pay is up but so are hours worked

HR professionals are earning higher salaries and working longer hours, according to the Annual Croner Reward and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) 2008 Reward Survey of more than...

Apprenticeships need to be 'sold' properly says CBI boss

Apprenticeships must not be seen as a dumping ground for low achievers, CBI director general Richard Lambert today told delegates at the business organisation's Education Summit.

HR has 'powerful' role in tough economic climate

HR professionals have to be "resonant leaders" in order to see their organisation through the current "challenging but exciting" climate.

CIPD's Orme on the offensive

CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme has announced a raft of new projects aimed at making the institute more relevant to members.

HR must take more active stance in business

HR professionals need to be more active in their business to avoid becoming remote from staff or "bogged down" with administration.

'Engage staff to quell strikes'

As industrial action increases, employers must improve employee engagement to improve relations, says the CIPD.

Staff "must be educated to save"

One-third of employees would have no savings to rely on if they were made redundant tomorrow.

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Employers increasingly recruit green staff

Growing pressure on employees to be more environmentally friendly will cause an increase in the recruitment of staff with green credentials.

Staff kept out of the loop

Employees feel that managers are keeping them out of the loop about the future of their business, with more than half (56%) claiming that the only way they know change is afoot is when bosses have an...