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A third of staff work 16 hours a week more than they did five years ago, reports Travelodge

Every week one in 10 UK employees is squeezing an extra week of unpaid work into their working schedule, giving away more than £157 billion in unpaid overtime every year.

Recruitment in the voluntary sector has experienced its second consecutive quarterly rise

Latest analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that during the first three months of 2012 the number of paid employees in the sector increased by approximately 20,000, representing an increase...

Employers maintaining more staff than they need, leading to threat of further redundancies, CIPD warns

A third of employers are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon, according to a CIPD report...

Staff don't expect mobile connectivity to improve work life balance, Virgin Media Business research shows

Over half of the UK’s mobile workers (54%) think blanket connectivity on the move would significantly shorten their working day, but don’t believe it would improve their work life balance, according...

Employees' pride in their organisations drops 10% since January, reports Hyphen

Only two fifths of employees are proud to work for their organisations, according to research from Hyphen, the recruitment solutions provider; declining from nearly half at the start of the year.

More than half of Greek employees would move to UK to escape failing economy, Totaljobs/Intelligence Group report finds

The UK is top choice for Greeks wanting to move abroad to avoid further turmoil in the Eurozone, according to a survey commissioned by Totaljobs.com and Intelligence Group.

Jobseeker confidence has 'soared' in the past 12 months, says Totaljobs

Jobseeker confidence has “soared” in the past 12 months, with the number of unemployed confident in finding a job in the next year jumping from 51% in 2011 to 64%.

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The industrial sector is 'crying out' for conflict-management skills, according to Futurestep

The industrial sector, including construction, manufacturing and mining industries, is crying out for conflict management skills from its talent, according to an international study from global...

Aegis Media trials gate-entry system as a means of surveying employees

Aegis Media is trialing what is thought to be the world’s first interactive gate entry system, using RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification).

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Kisses on client emails and lack of 'out of office' replies infuriate employees, reports Staples/OnePoll survey

Taking time over an ‘out of office’ email over the summer holidays and Olympic period can have a positive effect on relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers, reveals a new report.

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Hazel McIntyre joins Condé Nast as HR director

Hazel McIntyre (pictured) has been appointed as HR director of Condé Nast Britain, publishers of magazines including Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair

Further reductions in recruitment numbers in July, finds REC/KPMG

Although there were further reductions in both permanent and short-term staff appointments during July, in both cases the rates of decline eased slightly since June, according to The Recruitment and...