HR

This month’s JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation shows that employer confidence held up last month despite continuing economic uncertainty. The survey which tracks future hiring intentions shows:…

· 73% of UK HR directors concerned about losing key staff · Remuneration and work-life balance cited as primary reasons UK employees look for new opportunities Britain is leading the…

Local councils are spending millions of pounds performing criminal background checks on everyone from tree surgeons to burger van sellers, it has been claimed, despite promises from the government to…

Jobseekers underestimate the importance of workplace skills according to new research by learndirect New research by learndirect reveals there is a perception gap between the skills employers are looking for…

Croner Simplify is a complete HR service for small and medium-sized businesses Croner the UK expert in workplace information software and services, part of Wolters Kluwer, has announced the latest…

With forty eight applicants seeking every graduate vacancy and employees unlikely to take graduates without work experience, 1 the temptation to lie on a CV is considerable. According to the…

Middlesex University and DP World have joined forces to offer a range of the global marine terminal operator’s employees the chance to boost their qualifications and career prospects. From January,…

A Scottish local authority has become the first in the country to gain a prestigious national award in recognition of its commitment to staff. The City of Edinburgh Council has…

Hilary Backwell, Global HR Director at software security company Clearswift, discusses the challenge of Web 2.0 and social media in today’s workplace and provides advice on how HR professionals can…

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in September, UK retail sales rose by 0.6%. For me, this begs the question… are we now buying…

Using new research, Jack Wiley of the Kenexa High Performance Institute explains how HR can help organisations make the cultural transformation to become more dynamic. HR practitioners are always looking…

A strong organisational culture is a business advantage that helps generate and maintain top-level performance. This is an obvious, intuitive statement that all business leaders understand and discuss. Yet, while…

There’s a lot of it around. Some people say it’s a fact of modern life and a risk of being employed in the first place but it’s no less upsetting…

I read with interest the recent article on HR Review titled ‘Employers agree that staying away from the office reduces absenteeism’. With over 75% of managers believing that remote workers…

Employees changing jobs is a fact of life. But what preparatory steps can an employee take with a view to competing with their existing employer once their employment ends? And…

Why does “I’m from head office” always have to be a negative introduction? Sometimes, there is nothing more enjoyable in business than a good moan about head office, and this…