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Six-hour days extremely popular with HR professionals

Academic Cary Cooper explains the drawbacks of working a traditional eight-hour day

Half of employees have never had a quality careers conversation

46% of British employees have never had a high-quality conversation with their manager about their career

Interim managers in high demand

Interim managers were mainly required for project management roles

Young women less likely to get job interview feedback

When feedback was given, only 37% of young women said it was good, compared to 45% of young men

HR software needs to be seamless

HR software should be customisable and easy to integrate, but legacy systems are getting in the way

IT workers leave because of low pay and poor career progression

More than half (51%) of IT workers said low pay would be a reason for them to consider quitting

Wellbeing intentions and reality don't match

Only 38% of employees participated in a wellbeing activity or health-related management programme in the last year

Nick Boles: "Employers will look back on levy as sea change"

The skills minister said the levy would be "painful" but promised to give employers more control

Top Employers for Working Families Awards shortlist announced

HR magazine is a media partner for the awards and editor Katie Jacobs sat on the judging panel

Londoners less likely to work flexibly

Just over half of employees based in the capital work flexibly, compared with 54% nationally

More than a quarter of employees plan to leave within the year

Nearly four out of 10 European employees said having a supportive manager would significantly improve their work situation

Employees believe they must switch jobs for a pay rise

More than half (57%) of UK employees believe they must switch companies to see changes in their pay and reward