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Graduates unconvinced employers give them enough responsibility, poll of 1,000 shows

Employers are reluctant to give responsibility to graduates, leading them to question whether they are in the right job, research reveals.

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Any more public/private sector collaboration will damage employee morale and destroy key skills, according to Hay Group study

Public sector leaders predict a significant increase in public-private sector collaboration over the next few years, but have doubts over its likely success according a study by management consultancy...

Morgan McKinley: financial staff predict a drop in their bonuses as job availability wanes

A third of financial professionals expect lower bonuses next year, according to Morgan McKinley, as job availability drops by 29% on November 2011.

One in six London managers spends more than £500 per month gambling

In the wake of the UK’s largest casino opening at Westfield Stratford City on Thursday last week, one in three (32%) London professionals admit visiting casinos at least once every two months,...

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Optimism in economy drops, but employers hope Olympics will provide all-important boost, finds CBI/KPMG survey

Optimism about the economy has dropped by 30% in the last six months amongst London employers, but 92% expect the Olympic Games next year to provide an all-important boost to the economy.

Global HR survey suggests more pay increases are on the cards

Employers’ intentions to increase pay at or above the extent of previous years in the UK have increased by 15% since January, according to the global HR Reflections survey from ORC International,...

Employment versus employability: is there a trade off?

With almost three million people out of work it could be forgiven for thinking that career management is a luxury in these uncertain economic times, when too many people are concerned about hanging...

UK unemployment to increase by 150,000 by the end of 2012, according to BCC

Total UK unemployment will increase from 2.62 million (8.3% of the workforce) in July-September 2011, to 2.77 million (8.7% of the workforce) in Q4 2012, a net increase of 150,000 in the jobless...

Too much information: Data overload at work damages staff motivation, survey of 2,000 employees shows

Employees in the UK are “drowning in droplets rather than floods of data” at work, and are struggling to navigate, organise and digest this collectively, which is costing businesses.

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Two-thirds of London employees will let alcohol affect their work this Christmas

More than two thirds of London professionals admit will come into work with a hangover during this year’s Christmas party season according to new research by LondonlovesBusiness.

National attitude towards the public sector strikes is 'softening', according to survey of 2,000 staff

With less than a week to go until the proposed public sector strike, research from the CIPD reveals while there is limited support among employees for strike action that disrupts public services,...