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UK temp market has "bouncebackability", survey finds

Job vacancies continued to increase in September, with the rate of growth accelerating to a 13-month high, says the latest monthly report by The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG...

Companies must do more to tackle mental health issues, says HRD

Organisations are struggling to deal with mental health issues in the workplace and the Government must do more to educate HR managers about these problems, according to HR director at insurance firm...

Total earnings for directors of smaller firms increase by 5.7%

Total earnings for Alternative Investment Market directors rose by 5.7% over the year to April 2012, from a median £184,500 to a median £195,000, according to research by Incomes Data Services (IDS).

Five years to save £300 million getting people buy-in is vital to secure sustainable change

Janet Burr, HR director, Thames Water says the challenge of achieving millions of pounds worth of savings enabled a step-change for Thames Water, from reviewing Ts&Cs to creating a modern way of...

Trust the boss to deliver engagement

Highly engaged staff must trust senior executives more than their line manager but more employees overall trust their immediate boss, says BlessingWhite.

Link wellbeing into the wider business agenda

Sarah Perkins, UK healthy living manager, American Express has a vision to help employees shift their view of health benefits and be inspired to adopt healthier behaviour. See her discuss this at the...

BIS anounces £60m investment to create 8,000 regional jobs

A £60 million investment from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) was signalled yesterday by business secretary Vince Cable at the Community Development Finance Association (CDFA) annual conference. It is...

C-suite culture must change if UK women are to reach their full potential, claims SHL

Research has revealed that UK women rank fifth in the world for leadership potential, yet only 20% of women in the UK are represented in leadership roles.

A third of top executives think of quitting in their first 90 days

Senior executives are being poorly recruited and entered into UK organisations, often as a result of the business failing to work more closely with the HR function, according to research out today,...

International engineering specialist the Wilton Group has appointed Julie Wright to the role of HR director

Wright (pictured) joined the Teeside-based group with a remit to sustain and enhance its HR practices and adds fresh impetus to its recruitment and retention strategy.

Pension funds reach 2012 high as deficits drop by a third, finds Mercer

Mercer's Pensions Risk Survey consultancy report shows the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK reduced 'significantly' over the month of September.