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Higher than average staff turnover in the charity sector puts pressure on HR departments, according to Agenda Consulting

Staff churn in the charity sector has dropped in the last 12 months, but turnover in among third sector staff is still higher than their private and public sector counterparts, putting the pressure on...

Employees overestimate their levels of health, according to ORC International

Employees have "optimistic illusions" about their health, a workplace survey of 1,000 staff reveals.

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Insolvencies decrease in UK's largest businesses, Experian reports

The largest companies in the country experienced a year on year drop in insolvencies in July 2011, according to figures published this morning by information services provider Experian.

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GCSE results improve but NEET numbers rise by 100,000 since 2010

As 750,000 UK students anxiously wait for GCSE results this morning, they face an uncertain future following a report finding young adults are continuing to struggle to gain a foothold in the labour...

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British Retail Consortium: retail staff are the 'forgotten victims' of the riots

Employees in the retail sector are the "forgotten victims" of this month's riots, according to The British Retail Consortium (BRC).

CIPD: employers still reluctant to hire school leavers, as unemployment among the young increases

On the eve of the GSCE results due to be published tomorrow, employers believe school leavers lack employability skills meaning they are being pushed to the back of the jobs queue, according to the...

Public sector employers fail to implement measures to reduce reward spend, Hay Group report shows

Public sector organisations have not implemented effective measures to reduce reward spend, despite a potential risk to jobs, according to new research from global management consultancy, Hay Group.

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Is ‘best practice’ holding you back?

HR was once viewed as a transactional, often side-lined business function. No more. It has evolved in many cases into a central business unit helping to shape people processes.

Employers don't expect new mothers to return to work after maternity leave

Two thirds of employers do not expect mothers to return to work at all following a period of maternity leave.

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Fun preferred to higher pay in Britain’s workplaces, according to Adecco

Fun is not on the agenda in Britain’s workplaces, despite British workers preferring working in a fun environment, to having higher pay, research published this week reveals.

Take part in the 2011 HR Competency Study

For the past 25 years, the Human Resource Competency Study or HRCS has chronicled the evolution of HR performance and professionalism.

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Micro-businesses hope to grow, but struggle to recruit

Micro businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees) want to grow, but find it difficult to recruit staff for the job. In a survey of over 2,000 micro businesses, over half (55%) are looking to...