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Effective benchmarking can reveal the dramatic impact a well-run HR department can have on a company’s staff turnover and profitability. One successful chief executive, whose company has benefited from having …

Accountancy firms’ working practices have come under the spotlight following research which reveals that four out of 10 accountants are fed up with their long hours. The study, published by …

Personnel professionals have been invited to take part in a web survey, organised by specialist HR consultancy Cubiks, that will help predict how the workplace of the future will develop. …

More than two-thirds of employers have already put a paternity leave policy in place in response to the raft of family-friendly legislation introduced over the past two years. The survey …

Admiral Insurance has piloted a new shift working system and is developing childcare plans to reduce staff turnover in its Cardiff call centre. The insurer has just completed a six-month …

This week’s training news. MPs’ staff get grounding in business skills The House of Commons has become the first parliament in the world to offer business training to its staff …

The Institute of Management is urging the Government to administer pay for working parents’ leave rather than placing the burden on employers. The recommendations are included in the institute’s response …

This week’s global news Profits slump by half at Levi-Strauss Profits have more than halved at jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss. The San Francisco-based company’s first quarter profits were only $29.6m …

Employers are at risk from hefty fines because they are ignorant of their legal commitments under the new stakeholder regulations, according to research. More than 60 per cent of companies …

Employers believe line managers should have a much bigger input into recruiting staff, a survey has revealed. Research conducted by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark revealed that 64 per cent …

US computer firm Insight Enterprises is creating 1,700 jobs in South Yorkshire by investing £67m in the region.  Arizona-based Insight Enterprises opted to build its new European headquarters in Sheffield …

The DTI has been urged to rethink changes aimed at making it easier for temporary workers to become permanent employees by Team, the association of independent recruitment firms. Last month, …

The next generation of employees are computer-literate but lack good interpersonal skills. The Future Generation Internet Survey, published by business advisors KPMG, reveals that 17- and 18-year-olds think that computers …

The perception of IT as boring and nerdy is threatening to bring about a shortfall of qualified people. Ben Willmott looks at how the IT giants are tackling this A …

The Open University harbours one of the best learning materials resources in the UK and, thanks to this Website, you no longer need to be an OU student to access …