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The Prison Service has published its first HR strategy to improve conditions for its 44,000 staff. After consulting with its staff for two years, the Prison Service identified four goals …
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Most universities and colleges have implemented whistleblowing procedures for staff, but few have been used, according to a study by Middlesex University’s Centre for Research in Industrial and Commercial Law. …
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HR directors in the NHS are being paid well below the levels of their counterparts in the private sector, research has revealed. The survey of directors of HR in the …
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City staff under 25 years of age are less able to cope with stress at work, according to a survey by ORC International. More than a quarter of the under-25s …
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A consortium of employers in Sussex has begun a scheme to recruit people to deal with the Airport predicted jobs boom at Gatwick over the next seven years. The scheme, …
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Most corporate learning is being outsourced, according to a study. The report shows external providers are being used in this area because of a lack of in-house resources, volume of …
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Half of all European employers are using information and communication technologies to perform work at a distance, acc- ording to research by the Institute for Employment Studies. This means 27 …
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Psychometric testing in recruitment and selection remains relatively uncommon. Only 16 per cent of UK organisations employ psychometric tests in most selection decisions. And 50 per cent of UK organisations …
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Most mergers fail to fulfil their potential because senior managers lack a clear strategy and mismanage people issues, according to a report by Roffey Park. Effective Mergers and Acquisitions claims …
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This week’s training news Young car thieves on the road to a career Kwik-Fit has joined forces with Glasgow City Council and two charities in a £160,000 initiative to tackle …
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More than a third of HR directors are unhappy with the quality of their employees, according to research. The National Human Resources Directors Survey 2000 reveals that 35 per cent …
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Payroll-giving is starting to gain momentum, according to its promotional charity. Sharing the Caring claims the money donated by staff for good causes increased by 44 per cent last year. …
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Scottish workers are more likely to pursue grievances and are more difficult to manage, according to the results of an online survey. The research by Scottish daily paper Business AM …
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Fears of a recession and its effect on staffing levels mean HR professionals may need to re-examine their retention policies. Karen Higginbottom reports On 22 March, more than £52bn was …
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A survey carried out in the US by Internet statistics provider eMarketer reveals that employees spend 31 per cent of their online time surfing non-work related sites. No specific figures …