The increasingly fast-paced nature of society means that organisations need to adapt to keep up with the demands from both their customers and their employees.

Business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) has pledged to curb executive pay, give power to shareholders to block “excessive” pay packages and make firms justify high pay packages on company reports.

Lawn treatment company GreenThumb is to recruit 1,000 new members of staff over the next three years to cope with an increase in demand.

Widespread flight disruption has left thousands of passengers stranded since the bank holiday (28 August), leaving some employees unable to get to work.

Telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent has launched a talent management and development programme for 70,000 staff across the globe.