The pay gap between senior managers and lower level employees has increased in every region around the world since the start of the recession, Hay Group data has indicated.

The NHS needs to focus on building great leaders at all levels in the organisation if it is to reduce the impact on patient care of cost cuts of up 10 billion.

Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser is facing a backlash from unions after the German manufacturing company announced it would make job cuts affecting up to 11,600 staff globally.

Graduates who attended fee-paying schools earn up to £4,500 per year more than those who went to state schools, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched a jobsite for business leaders, in association with TotallyExec.

The recession is leading to cuts in spending on increasing employee engagement, new research reveals.

Nearly two-thirds of Britons have accepted they will have to delay their retirement because of the pensions black hole.

Herminia Ibarra is the Charles Handy professor of organisational behaviour at London Business School (LBS)

Britain's economy could receive a boost from rising productivity if firms and workers agree to more flexible working hours, according to a study by Vodafone and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

Jacky Simmonds is an experienced HR executive having worked in a number of sectors including media, medical research, travel and aviation