Strategic HR

First clearing hotline for apprenticeships launched

A hotline has been launched to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities among school leavers

Social media in hiring: Ten top tips

If you think recruiting through social media means putting up the odd tweet or two then you are doomed to failure

Rail fare rise outstrips wage growth

As further increases to commuting costs are announced, experts call on employers to help ease the financial burden on workers

Taskforce launched to create essential skills framework

Several organisations have come together to create the UK’s first universal framework for essential skills

The case for lowering leaders' confidence

The solution to our leadership issues is to reduce leaders' sense of self-assurance (unless they are female)

Is the death of the interview nigh?

Employers love an unstructured interview but research shows it is one of the worst predictors of performance. So how might new tools do a better job?

Reality TV duty of care rules: Lessons for HR

New guidelines for TV broadcasters offer useful lessons for all employers on their duty of care to employees

Research reveals five main causes of poor workplace productivity

Poor systems, office politics and sickness absence negatively impact productivity, according to research by e-days

Students fear university won't prepare them for work

?As A-level results are announced, research reveals that students lack confidence in the opportunities available to them

Getting the giggers: Recruitment and the gig economy

The alternative workforce is growing but organisations are unsure how to recruit gig workers

Data in hiring: The recruitment revolution

Data is being used at each stage of the recruitment process, but there is still some way to go before recruiters use analytics to predict performance

Young people expect to change careers twice in lifetime

HR must find more innovative ways to retain young people, as research shows many plan to switch careers or set up their own business