Employers are becoming more cautious about taking on new staff but a “significant number” of business plan to increase their workforce this year, presenting a challenge to HR directors, according to...
Professional services firm PwC and rugby club Saracens have joined up to explore leadership in different work environments and the traits of high performing teams.
CFA and the CIPD have been successful in their bid for funding to develop a higher apprenticeship in HR management, as part of the £18.7 million Higher Apprenticeship fund announced by business...
Ernst & Young has pledged its support to the UK’s young business leaders and social entrepreneurs with a new programme of free business workshops.
Women Like Us, the London recruitment company specialising in part time jobs has launched a pilot helpdesk that will offer 30 minutes of free and impartial over-the-phone advice to employers in the...
A revised timetable for when employers of all sizes must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension has been set out by the Government.
Graduate starting salaries are predicted to rise this year after stagnation, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), which today publishes the winter edition of its bi-annual...
HR directors have seen their influence increase over the past 12 months, suggesting that the economic climate has provided fertile ground for a new breed of HRD.
Despite the uncertain economic outlook, almost three-quarters (72%) of UK executives are more confident about their company’s growth prospects compared with last year, according to the latest Robert...
UK middle managers are feeling the squeeze as a result of the economic downturn, according to the CIPD quarterly Employee Outlook survey of 2,000 employees, published this morning.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced the Work Programme quickly, in just over a year, and this has had benefits, but the speed with which it was launched has also increased risks,...
McDonald’s UK is to create at least 2,500 new jobs across the UK this year, the company has announced.
