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“Landscape of pay freezes and job insecurity” across homelessness and care sector, warns report

More than 80% of organisations from the homelessness and care sectors are concerned about pay freezes in the coming year, with more than a third from the social housing, homelessness and care sectors...

Board pay stalls and gender pay gap widens across Europe, finds Hay Group

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Executive pay restraint exercised across Europe is being reflected in non-executive directors (NED) fees, according to a report published today from global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Adrian Furnham: “Do you want more creative people in your business? No”

According to University of London professor Adrian Furham, creative people are less reliable, harder to manage and difficult to reward, and organisations seeking creative people to help them innovate...

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CIPD: Poor careers advice is leading to "skills mismatch"

Government, schools and employers need to work together to help young people into work as poor careers advice is leading to a "skills mismatch", according to research published today by the Chartered...

HRD Neil Morrison: "Sitting in the HR department bitching is not going to change anything"

For HR to be more effective it needs "to be more human", says Neil Morrison, HR director of publishers, Random House.

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Last chance to win £200 of John Lewis vouchers

Take part in our online skills survey for the chance to win £200 of John Lewis vouchers.

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Starting salary for graduates rises to £26,000

The average starting salary for UK graduates rose by 4% last year to £26,000, following three consecutive years of stagnation, a report from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) said today.

Workplace commitment and happiness increase despite recession, says Government study

Employee satisfaction and commitment to their place of work has significantly increased despite the economic downturn, according to a Government study released today.

Rising job levels since recession driven by surge in self-employment, says TUC

The rising number of people in work since the recession has been driven by a surge in self-employment, according to a study published today by the TUC, on the same day as ONS job figures are released.

HR directors on why you should attend HR Talks

Here's what two of HR magazine's speakers say about at its exciting new HR Talks event on 7 February

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UK directors predict job creation and slowdown in redundancies for first half of 2013

UK directors predict an increase in the creation of permanent roles in the first half of the year, according to the professional hiring index, which is published today by financial recruitment firm,...

CSR: chief HR officers see limited impact on bottom line

On the fifth anniversary of HR magazine’s ongoing CSHR Make a Difference campaign to encourage HR directors to take a lead in embedding corporate social responsibility (CSR) into the business,...