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NHS Employers boss Royles: 'Forget pride, let's learn from Rose'

Sceptics of the Government appointment of former Marks and Spencer (M&S) executive chairman to review leadership at the NHS should not let their pride get in the way of improvement, NHS Employers CEO...

Unemployed graduates question value of university degree, says report

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

FTSE 100 bonuses rise faster than company performance

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Almost half of FTSE 100 companies paid executive directors bonuses that grew at a faster rate than company performance over the past five years, a study suggests.

Employment rate to slow in early 2014

Employment levels will grow sharply in the first quarter of 2014 but at a slower rate than at the end of 2013, a survey suggests.

Female directors less likely to fill male directorships

Employers are less likely to appoint female directors if a vacant post was previously held by a man, research suggests.

Increased use of technology demands closer attention to wellbeing, says Microsoft HRD

HR departments will need to increase health and wellbeing guidance for employees in the future as the use of new technologies in the workplace becomes more prevalent, Microsoft’s UK HR director has...

More women than men applying for professional services positions

The number of women applying for jobs in professional services has overtaken the number of men for the first time, figures suggest.

HR leaders challenge viability of Health and Work Service

The extent to which a new Government service set up to reduce long-term sickness absence can solve the problem has been questioned by HR experts.

Six-year maternity call scrutinised

An employment lawyer has contested suggestions made by the only female chairman of a blue-chip British company that employers should allow women to take up to six years of maternity leave.

Older workforces make commercial sense, says Nationwide HRD

Older workers bring commercial benefits to organisations because they are more reliable, have broad life skills and bring balance to workplace culture, the HR director of a leading building society...

Integrated reporting requires influential HR

The success of integrated reporting relies on HR taking the opportunity to ramp up its influence on strategy and value creation, experts have said.

Constant change is a headache for HR

Roffey Park’s Management Agenda survey shows HR professionals struggling to meet their organisations’ demand for change