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Employee Engagement report: The evidence stacks up

It’s confirmed: employee engagement drives performance but to deliver £26 million growth by better engaging staff, large companies need to share their expertise with small firms, Serco HR director...

Union to contest denial of compensation to Ethel Austin and Woolworths staff in smaller stores

The fight to secure compensation for former Ethel Austin and Woolworths staff stalled when the companies went into administration in 2008, but has now taken a step forward.

Hays Global Skills Index 2012: Chronic skills shortages despite high unemployment

Many countries are witnessing high and rising unemployment, while still suffering from chronic skill shortages in crucial professions as a result of labour market inflexibility, global competition for...

Firms understand the need for work anywhere anytime culture, but have yet to deploy technology to support it, says research

Businesses understand the importance of flexible working but aren't supporting this with technology, according to research published today by IT provider Computacenter.

The key to being a successful organisation is to move fast, be bold, be open and build trust, says Facebook head of learning

Learning and development professionals should be brokers of learning not keepers of the learning keys, according to Facebook head of learning Stuart Crabb.

SMEs up in arms about plans for army reservists to take more time off work

In an announcement to MPs yesterday, Phillip Hammond, said he also wants to double the size of the UK's reserve force, over the next six years to compensate for cuts to the regular army.

Call for employers to play bigger role in the classroom

School teachers and parents are calling for UK employers to increase their involvement in education by playing a greater role in advising and providing work experience for young people.

Creative types unwanted in business

Organisations seeking creative people to enable them to innovate should think again for creative people are less reliable, harder to manage and difficult to reward, according to University of London...

Workers think organisations are too slow and inflexible, according to Hay Group research

While many companies know that becoming more agile and flexible is necessary for future success, employees think that their organisations are stuck in the slow lane, according to research released...

HR must be rebranded as an innovative business function, says HR director of Adidas UK

HR must be given a proper licence to try new things and rebrand itself as commercially aware and innovative, Tony Cooke, HR director of Adidas UK told the CIPD conference yesterday.

As Government launches dementia support scheme, employers are told to train staff to recognise the signs of the illness

As Prime Minister David Cameron today unveils plans to recruit 1 million volunteer ‘dementia friends’, employers are told training your staff to recognise these signs is ‘vitally important’.

Is an HR function really necessary for small businesses?

Enabling employees to "do their hobby at work" and shunning an HR function in favour of managers leading the people agenda has helped small business Cougar Automation to turn around its business, MD...