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Ignore benefits and pay at your peril

As some companies report an upturn and others only just start to feel the pain, no organisation should neglect the effect of reward on talent.

HR Vision: Crossing the line?

When times get tough, the tough get going, but HR is receiving little thanks for its efforts in recession. A major survey shows a marked deterioration in (non-HR) line managers' estimations of HR,...

You're in the Army now

Brigadier Jolyon Jackson needs to recruit 9,000 soldiers annually, just to stand still - and then they only stay four years. He's got some refreshing ideas and definitely doesn't want clones, he tells...

Christmas: what HR has learned this year

Christmas is almost upon us. As ever, the season of jollity and generosity brings with it plenty of commercial opportunity, and throughout December every spare airwave will carry advertisements...

Retail networking group rebrands to HR Retail Circle

The Central London Retail Personnel Group has relaunched as the HR Retail Circle as it seeks to attract new members.

One third of workers have had fling with colleague

A survey by Gaydar has suggested that up to a third of workers have had an affair with a colleague.

Staff morale at HMV good in the crucial run up to Christmas, says group HR director

HMV group HR director Steve West has hit back at press reports that morale is bad in the business following the announcement last week that the high street entertainment giant was to close a store on...

Fewer businesses are going bust

Seventeen per cent fewer businesses went bust in October 2010 than in the same month last year, according to figures released yesterday by Experian.

UK manufacturing can fill public sector growth gap but skills shortages remain major barrier to growth

British manufacturing is poised to fill the growth gap as the public sector plays a smaller role in the economy, according to a survey of 300 companies released today.

Outsourcing housing association HR 'costly and ineffective'

HR outsourcing has been costly and reduced quality, according to a survey of housing associations (HAs).

Two out of every five public sector organisations undergoing redundancies

The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) this week forecast that over 40% of public sector organisations are undergoing redundancies as a result of government cuts.

CIPD Conference and Exhibition: UK HR directors have potential to be CEOs

More HR directors could become CEOs in the UK in forthcoming years, according to a best-selling author and global management commentator.