Older workers key to managing skills shortage

EXCLUSIVE: British employers are not planning to adapt their HR policies to accommodate a greying workforce despite an imminent skills shortage, a report by Talentsmoothie, in association with HR...

Longer careers likely to cause generational tensions: KPMG study

Nearly half of the UK’s youngest workers believe the prolonged presence of older colleagues hampers their career progression and could damage productivity, a KPMG study has found.

Harvey Nichols' people management secrets

Overseeing seven UK stores and 15 overseas, it is Monica Goitiandia’s role to keep Harvey Nichols’ staff happy in their work, wherever they are based and whatever their ambitions. She explains the...

War for talent increases threefold, CIPD survey finds

The number of employers reporting an increase in competition for top talent has risen threefold since 2009, research released today by the CIPD has revealed.

UK faces talent exodus as economic outlook improves, Hay Group research reveals

UK employers face a rising talent exodus as economic and labour market conditions improve, according to a study from global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Employers not doing enough to 'fuel growth', research finds

Employers are placing too much emphasis on cost reduction and not enough importance on initiatives to fuel growth, according to research from transformation consultancy Moorhouse.

Skills shortages will always exist as we're unaware of "the next big thing", says Sky people director

There will always be skills shortages in the UK as long as innovation is driving change, because we don’t know what the "next big thing" is going to be, Deborah Baker, people director at broadcasting...

Increase in the world's top talent moving to the UK, study finds

The UK is the second most attractive country in the world, after the United States, for high-flying professionals to move to.

A stronger sense of an organisation’s “pain points” will help improve talent management

HR professionals understand an effective talent management strategy supports the organisation’s objectives. This is simply common sense but is often easier said than done.

Where do you see your talent in five years time?

Competition for talent is intensifying once again. There are plenty of signs that the latest round of ‘war on talent’ is underway. Top performers clearly have the most employment opportunities and...

The 'war on talent' is still a danger to staff retention levels, says Kelly Services HR director

UK employers are still facing dangers in retaining staff because the 'war on talent' is "still very much alive", according to HR director at recruitment firm Kelly Services, Katie Ivie.

OD must be deeply personal, says The Body Shop HRD

Organisational development (OD) must be deeply personal and look more at the ‘how’ than the ‘what’, Fabiola Williams, international HR director at the Body Shop has said.