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Employees would rather suffer a hangover or receive a credit card bill than talk to their boss, global survey shows

Leaders lack empathy with their staff, have poor leadership skills and that a third of them are ineffective, according to global research published this morning by talent management firm DDI.

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CIPD: UK policy-makers have employment lessons to learn from the US

British and EU policy-makers need to learn a lesson from US jobs data as unemployment there drops below the UK rate, according to the CIPD.

Job seekers damage recruitment prospects by posting negetive comments about work online, finds survey of 1,000 staff

In a fierce jobs market, ’click happy’ workers should think carefully about their online footprint before posting about their negative out-of-work experiences online, says recruiter Computer People

Employer Skills Survey finds 13 million staff received no training last year

Unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation, has condemned “shocking” statistics from the UK Employer Skills Survey showing that 41% of UK employers did not train any of their staff in...

Employees crave emails and Twitter more than alcohol, cigarettes and sex, finds University of Chicago

The addiction to read work emails or access social networking sites is stronger than cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and sex, according to a study by the University of Chicago Booth School of...

Staff appreciate increased holiday more than increased job security, survey of 1,000 reveals

The promise of more holiday would be a greater motivator to work harder than the knowledge of job security in 2012, research by recruiter Hyphen shows.

CIPD charts how work has changed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

The CIPD has analysed how work has changed since the Queen came to the throne in 1952.

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Employers agree mediation is an effective way of reducing tribunal claims but take-up remains low, finds Acas

More employers should consider using mediation at work to help resolve disputes and avoid potentially costly and stressful employment tribunal claims, according to workplace relations organisation...

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Leadership for senior managers tops the list of learning priorities for 2012, finds Henley Business School study

Leadership development for senior managers has, for the first time, become the top priority for learning and development in 2012 according to the Corporate Learning Priorities Survey 2012 carried out...

CIPD to recruit new chief executive

The CIPD has launched a search to find a new chief executive.

Lack of staff knowledge of foreign languages is damaging UK businesses

A growing number of UK businesses are trading overseas, but ‘monolingualism’ could bear a high price for employers according to Regus

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