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Blended learning is growing in popularity

Half of whistleblowers treated differently after speaking out

More than half (51%) of whistleblowers report being treated differently at work after speaking out

Gap between 'rhetoric and reality' of what CEOs want from HRDs

There is a difference between the qualities CEOs say they want in an HR director and what they actually want

Poor people management costing UK companies £84 billion

Poor people management is costing UK companies £84 billion a year, according to research from Investors in People and economic research consultancy TBR.

Employers should support sub-networks within their disability network

Employers should support the creation of sub-networks within their disability network

Strike law proposals response to 'yesterday's problems'

The government’s proposals on strike laws are a response to “yesterday’s problems”, the CIPD has said

A third of 51- to 60-year-olds have no pension plans

More than a third (36%) of 51- to 60-year-olds have no pension plans whatsoever, according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) annual survey.

Half of employees say employers discriminate against working mothers

Almost half (49%) of mothers believe employers discriminate against working mums

UK job market at lowest levels of optimism for three years

The UK jobs market is the least optimistic it has been for three years, according to HR consulting firm ManpowerGroup.

One in eight workers believe appearance affects their career

More than one in eight (13.1%) workers believe their appearance is holding their career back, according to a study from job website CV Library.

Government's national living wage a 'top-up, not living wage'

The government’s national living wage (NLW) should be viewed as a ‘compulsory top-up’ and not a true living wage

RemCo effectiveness a challenge for firms

A report from the Performance and Reward Centre identifies key issues facing UK plc Remcos and lessons for boosting effectiveness.