Resolving the HR personality clash

Do you experience misunderstandings or conflict when dealing with your internal clients? If so, a simple personality clash may be to blame.

Exclusive: UK has some of the worst employee wellbeing scores in the world

The UK was among the 10 worst performing countries for employee wellbeing last year, according to the Workforce Quality of Life Index (WQLI) report measuring wellbeing from the employee's perspective...

Speaking a foreign language is crucial for UK graduates, says Telefonica Digital

Having the ability to speak a foreign language is crucial for UK graduates if they want to work for a digital employer, according to communications provider Telefonica Digital.

Finding the right talent is becoming a "critical" issue, survey warns

Employers fear that identifying and finding the right talent is becoming a critical issue, a survey from HR services provider NorthgateArinso (NGA) has found.

NHS needs to make more progress on better managing hospital consultants, watchdog says

The NHS must make more progress in better managing its consultants, the National Audit Office (NAO) has announced.

Why our visa policy is restricting the flow of international talent to the UK

The flow of global talent is vital to the UK economy, bringing the critical skills and international capabilities necessary to address global challenges in a global era.

Nestlé HRD: Why a 'strengths-based' approach can help recruit the best young talent

Unemployment levels in the UK continue to be high. Like other businesses in the UK we believe there is often a mismatch between the skills learnt at school and those needed in the workplace.

Turning talent strategy inside out

I know the importance of being able to identify, retain and develop talented people. We all do, right? A model enabling organisations to ‘grow their own talent’ promises numerous benefits – not least...

HR must focus on talent management to secure business growth, according to Hays

Employers need to 'recognise talent as an asset to be deployed within an organisation' and the HR function must be 'more planned and strategic about talent allocation', according to a report published...

Employers face a conflict between employee skills and changing workforce needs, says CEB

Managers need 20% more productivity from their employees at a time when the instability of the economy is impacting the corporate bottom line, according to research published by advisory firm CEB.

HR at board level? The battle continues

Next year will see the HR function start to own most aspects of talent engagement for their organisations and move recruitment steadily away from procurement savings and also make the move up to board...

Managers concerned for the future because of Gen Y, says Ashridge

Employee retention is the biggest concern for managers worldwide about the under-30s in Generation Y, according to a report published today by Ashridge Business School.