Soft skills, such as interpersonal and communication skills will rate highest in employers' recruitment processes in 2011, research from Virgin Media Business shows.
The IT sector could face a shortage of permanent staff in the year ahead, according to the latest IT and technology sector salary survey from Hays IT.
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professional (CIPP) has found that most employers will be granting the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday 29 April, a Bank Holiday.
Redundancies loom as research shows almost 148,000 UK companies are facing ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ financial problems, whilst those with ‘critical’ problems alone are struggling with nearly £53...
Accor Hotel Group is to launch its annual CSR scheme on Friday involving staff in 90 countries taking part in environmental activities.
Concerns over the raising of the retirement age could be unfounded given the number of senior business positions currently held by those aged over 65, research suggests.
Middle income, middle life-stagers are relying on their retired parents for support as the combination of the recession and spending cuts bring about profound changes in the way in which generations...
Following the beginning of the phasing-out of the default retirement age yesterday, The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has called on employers and employees to consider how they will manage...
A third of the workforce will be over 50 by 2020 and almost 80% of those over 55 never plan to change employers, according to new research from talent consultancy Chiumento.
Rising unemployment has fostered a fear of redundancy in half of the working population in Britain – while almost two thirds don't have the right skills to change industry, research reveals.
HR magazine's Peter Crush last night scooped the award for Journalist of the Year (professional media), in the Towers Watson Awards for Excellence in HR Journalism.
Those who rise up the ranks in the HR function are struggling to gain clout in the C-suite, with non-HR professionals taking the top people-management roles, as CEOS seek out ‘metrics-driven leaders.
