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Results are in and the winners of the 2012 National Online Recruitment awards will be announced Wednesday

There were 66 companies across 12 catergories shortlisted for the annual National Online Recruitment awards (NORA )and the judges included HR editor Sian Harrington.

HR guru Dave Ulrich and Doug Sawers of Ceridian discuss creating value in HR

Dave Ulrich, professor of administration at Ross Business School, University of Michigan, who received the HR LIfetime Achievement Award at HR Most Influential 2012, and Doug Sawers, managing director...

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Work-related stress caused 10 million lost working days last year, says HSE

Over 27 million working days were lost last year and of those 10.4 million were due to work-related stress, according to the annual Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, published today.

Six months until RTI is implemented and Government must step up its game in communicating the changes, says FSB

A quarter of small businesses are completely unaware of changes they will have to make to the way they report tax deductions, according to a survey published yesterday by the Federation of Small...

Government to support more businesses to become employee-owned

The Government wants to help boost the size of the business sector, by ensuring employee ownership is more widely understood and easier to establish.

UK technology skills shortage drives companies overseas to find the top talent

A skills shortage in the UK means companies are looking overseas for their top talent, according to a panel of SME business leaders last night.

Low-paid workers hit by poor pension provision and low contribution rates

Fewer than one in four people earning less than £300 a week saving into a workplace pension, according to a TUC report published today.

Dean Royles, director at NHS Employers and the HR Most Influential Practitioner 2012, discusses how important HR is to the business

Royles talks about how HR can be influential and the role it plays in the challenges faced by the NHS.

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Companies losing their top talent after repatriation, says Ernst and Young

Although companies often send their top talent abroad for short and long-term assignments, many leave the organisations on their return, according to Ernst and Young's Global Mobility Effectiveness...

Whistleblowing cases have trebled, says FSA

Figures out today show that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) received 3,733 contacts to its whistleblowing helpline between June 2011 and May 2012.

UBS to slash 10,000 jobs globally

Switzerland's biggest bank UBS has today announced plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide as it attempts to cut down its investment banking activities and support growth across the company.

On your bike: Employees would cycle more if offered incentives, says Nesta

A third of employees would cycle to work more often if there were extra incentives for them to do so, says research published today by UK innovation foundation Nesta.