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International Labour Organisation warns of new, deeper jobs recession

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said that the global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that will further delay global economic recovery and could ignite social unrest in "scores of co

Northern Europe has more collaborative work environments than the South

Managers in Northern Europe create more supportive and collaborative working environments than their Southern European counterparts, according to research from Hay Group.

German employers set for new Facebook snooping law

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT

A new law banning companies from using social networking sites like Facebook to vet potential new employees is being mulled over by the German Government, reigniting the debate on whether or not employers should snoop on employees' private

Self-employed workers gain maternity and pensions rights

Self-employed workers are to gain maternity and pension benefits under a new EU law. The Directive on self-employed workers and

Sickness absence is falling but studies disagree on the reason

Depending on who you want to believe, sickness absence is either falling fast because of the recession, or the downturn has led to a glut of sick days with stressed-out workers across Europe concocting more and more excuses not to come in.

UK employers lag behind US in maximising profit from their people

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:53:00 GMT

UK businesses are lagging behind their US counterparts at maximising profit from their investment in people, according to research by professional services firm PwC. The PricewaterhouseCoopers Trends in Human Capital

UK employees took 35 million sickies last year

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:09:00 GMT

British workers take more falsely claimed sick days than almost any other major European cou