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Employees working three weeks of overtime, by reading emails at home, finds OnePoll/Good Technology

The average UK worker puts in more than three weeks of overtime a year – just by answering calls and emails at home, a study OnePoll on behalf of Good Technology, reveals.

HR outsourcing – fad, experiment or value?

Everyone seems to have an opinion on HR outsourcing (HRO).

Jobseekers damage employer brand, by reporting negative recruitment experiences, Webrecruit poll reveals

Almost three quarters of jobseekers would let others know if they had a negative experience with a company during the recruitment process, a recent survey by Webrecruit has revealed.

UK skills gap prompts recruiters to search for staff further afield, reports JAM Recruitment

A skills gap in the UK is driving demand for immigration professionals to source staff from abroad.

Strategy, people skills and focus are the three attributes leaders value in the boardroom

Three quarters (75%) ranked having a "strategic vision" as the single most important skill in running a business, with building a strong team the second most important attribute and sustaining focus...

HR salaries in the south east are on the rise, according to Robert Walters

HR salaries in London and the south east are on the rise, according to results from the Robert Walters 2012 salary Survey.

Olympics could boost fragile employer confidence to recruit, finds REC

The Olympics could provide a boost to employer confidence as a quarter of UK bosses say they think the games will be good for their businesses with only four percent predicting a negative impact on...

Do you believe you can achieve global HR practices? Where have you been?

The move to globalisation has not been led by a representative range of global companies; it has been led largely by US and, to a lesser extent, European companies, each of whom have either acquired...

Numbers of 'better skilled', 'better educated' immigrants in the UK are rising, finds Centre for Economic Performance

The Centre for Economic Performance (London School of Economics) has published research into immigration and the UK labour market, finding more than 14% of the working age population, were born...

One month to go until Olympics – and Brits not bothered, reveals GfK

With exactly one month to go until the Olympic Games opening ceremony on 27 July, a survey from market research company GfK Group found 70% of Brits were indifferent or uninterested in the event...

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HR consultants uncovered: recognition of each other’s strengths makes for a good HR-consultancy relationship

Since the start of the economic crisis in 2008, few departments within business have experienced the same degree of change and acceleration as human resources.

People strategy is 'vital' for SMEs, regardless of whether they have HR staff, CIPD study shows

HR, or people management, has a vital role to play in driving long-term performance in SMEs, whatever stage of growth the organisation is in and whether or not the organisation has a dedicated HR...