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Strengthen your female executive pipeline, FTSE 100 told

A government-backed review is turning its focus to women in the executive pipeline

Report calls for employers to stamp out racism

A BITC report has found that ethnic minority staff are frequently subjected to racism at work

Focus on the people agenda to avoid M&A derailment

Organisations going through M&A should focus on the “softer” people agenda or risk the deal derailing

Contractors think government would prefer them to become permanent employees

While almost half (46%) of contractors think they are valued, 18% feel businesses discourage contracting

A quarter of staff say work brings them down

A survey of 1,500 British workers found that 10% don't have even one good day at work each week

HR should be leading on Brexit talent planning

HR should be leading on talent planning post-EU referendum, but is failing to act in most businesses

Responsible capitalism: Can your business make the world a better place?

‘Responsible capitalism’ is made up of three parts – sustainable growth, productivity, and trust

Liz Moody: Talent management a challenge for leaders

The Open University Business School was a sponsor at this year's HR Most Influential rankings event

Recruiting new candidates takes a month

The average hiring process was found to take 27.59 days

Parker Review: Companies need to talk about race

The Parker Review highlights the lack of ethnic diversity in boardrooms and the need to talk about the issue

No all-white boards by 2021, FTSE told

Of 1,087 director positions in the FTSE 100 only 8% are held by people from minority ethnic backgrounds

Line managers not given tools to tackle absences

Less than half (44%) of employers train their managers to handle short-term absence