Wincanton has reduced absence by 10,000 days in the past nine months, thanks to piloting a new management system, and now plans to roll it out across the company.

Sovereign Housing plans to implement a fully-integrated HR and payroll solution for its 600 employees by September 2009.

QVC has outsourced its payroll function.

Absence is more likely to be decreased through morale and engagement programmes than through absence management systems.

In theory, it should be possible to put a figure on an employee's value to the bottom line but attempts to establish generic measures have failed. Lauren Mills reports on current thinking.

GAC Logistics UK has launched an electronic payroll system to reduce its environmental impact and improve business efficiency.

HR software provider NorthgateArinso has opened a European delivery centre in Spain to enhance its human resource outsourcing.

Cancer Research UK has devised a scheme whereby its 200 information systems staff can share 140 desks.

Three quarters of employees do not think British business treats data with respect.

A new HR support helpline for small charities has been well received during a pilot phase.

A trend is developing for global companies to manage their international compensation systems centrally.

Six out of 10 employees have been put at risk because of their employers lax approach to data security.