Research
Exclusive: HR directors not pushed hard enough to understand return on investment of healthcare
Peter Crush, 01 September 2010
Specially-commissioned research by HR magazine and Simplyhealth finds HRDs want to do more to understand the ROI of their healthcare benefits spend, but they are not being pushed hard enough to by CEOs or FDs. Peter Crush reports.
Employee trust decimated in organisations with redundancy rounds
David Woods, 01 September 2010
Employees whose organisations have been particularly hard hit by the recession have extremely low levels of trust in their CEOs and blame these troubles on poor management.
News
Employers are worried about the practical impact of scrapping the default retirement age
David Woods, 03 September 2010
Leading employers have revealed their fears over next year's abolition of the...
Managing budgets is the top priority for employers this year
David Woods, 02 September 2010
The careful management of finance, expenditure and cash flow will be the...
Public sector workers prepare for the worst
David Woods, 30 August 2010
Public sector jobseekers have resigned themselves to the fact they will have...
Generation Y is becoming increasingly disillusioned in the workplace, with almost one...
Travelodge is offering a free live classical music siesta service in a...
Research In Depth
Attractive people are more likely to succeed in their careers, new research suggests
David Woods, 26 August 2010
More than two thirds (67%) of employers have admitted to being more...
Long-distance commuting is still the norm in spite of progress in flexible working
David Woods, 25 August 2010
According to research from Regus, 20% of commuters travel for longer than...
The prospect of retirement is looking like a thing of the past...
Poll reveals the careers of celebrities if they lost their fame and fortune
David Woods, 25 August 2010
Would you employ a celebrity in your organisation if they were not...
Government wants 100,000 single parents back at work - but family-friendly jobs remain scarce
David Woods, 24 August 2010
Family-friendly jobs are still "far too rare" despite the Government requiring 100,000...
Employers are struggling to fill their vacancies according to a report from the CIPD and KPMG.
David Woods, 23 August 2010
The CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Survey shows almost half (45%) of the 600...
Local government compares badly with private sector in maximising use of staff
David Woods, 19 August 2010
Local government is substantially lagging behind the private sector in how efficiently...
Women in HR face a long wait before their pay equals that of male colleagues
David Woods, 19 August 2010
Equal pay for HR professionals is 107 years away, new research claims.
Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern...
A quarter of employees no longer trust their managers
David Woods, 17 August 2010
The state of trust between managers and employees has been eroded by...
