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ONS data reports a 42% drop in people voluntarily leaving their job, since 1998

The number of people leaving their main job between April and June 2011 was 674,000, a drop of 42% on the 1998 peak of 1.17 million, analysis from the Office for National Statistics reveals.

Staff engage in behaviour to make sure they are paid for time not worked, global Kronos survey shows

Employees in Australia, Canada, China, France, India, Mexico, the UK and the US, admit to engaging in behaviour to receive more pay for time not worked from their employers, according to The Workplace...

'Slight risk' staff at Hinchingbrooke Hospital could TUPE to private sector following Circle takeover

The privatisation of the NHS agenda has taken a leap forward with the news that private company, Circle is taking over Hinchingbrooke Hospital, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – but a leaked document...

Employers increase investment in technology for learning and development, to respond faster to business uncertainty

Employers are increasing their investment in learning technologies to help them respond faster to changing business conditions and build talent, according to a benchmarking study.

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Shadow health secretary hits out at Government proposals around public sector pensions

The shadow health secretary Andy Burnham (pictured) has hit out at the Government’s proposed changes to move public sector workers into an average salary pension scheme, rather than final salary...

Church of England rolls out online HR and payroll system for staff and clergy

The Church of England is poised to launch a new HR and payroll system.

CIPD Conference: Sony Ericsson HR chief to manage relationship with Sony as Ericsson sells its 50% stake

Only weeks after technology firm Ericsson announced it was planning to sell its 50% stake in mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson, Ericsson's head of HR Michael Chivers addressed delegates at the...

NAPF warns Government changes to pensions auto-enrolment rules now will be 'highly damaging'

The Government must not make a U-turn on its plans to start automatically enrolling all workers into a pension from next year, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)has warned.

CIPD Conference: Social media can't be controlled, so embrace it, HRDs urged

Social media is here to stay, Neil Morrison, group HR director at publishing company Random House Group, told delegates at the CIPD Conference in Manchester. He added: "My personal view is that you...

CIPD Conference: 'Significant innovation' in business doesn't come from focus groups, says Oracle's VPHR

Innovation "looks like unreasonable behaviour - but is about executing great ideas and can unite people in business," Vance Kearney, vice president HR EMEA at Oracle (pictured), told the CIPD...

CIPD Conference: Toyota GB dismantles business silos to drive through recession

Toyota GB has "consistently increased" customer retention since the downturn of 2008, without forced redundancies, by breaking down the silos in its business to increase staff performance, delegates...

CIPD Conference: HR has to react to remain 'business relevant', says CIPD president

CIPD president Gill Rider (pictured) has issued a challenge to HR directors, to develop business-savvy and organisational insight and to make sure they bring the “brightest and the best” new recruits...