Yardstick Update

Private sector organisations predict a median pay rise of 2% in the year September 2009 to August 2010, according to...

The recession has had an impact on performance-related pay (PRP) schemes for more than four-fifths of employers, according to research...

Almost half of employers vastly underestimated the number of redundancies they would be forced to make in 2009, according to...

Basic pay for housing association employees increased by a median of 3.8% in the 12 months to July 2009, according...

Pyschometric testing is on the increase, according to findings from research by Personnel Today’s paid-for sister service XpertHR.The survey of 90...

The recession has had a negative impact on learning and development for more than half of employers, according to a...

The provision of health-related benefits has taken a hit during the recession as employers continue to cut costs, according to...

Childcare vouchers are the most commonly offered benefit by employers, according to research from Personnel Today‘s paid-for sister service XpertHR.The...

Public sector bodies are the most likely organisations to tackle diversity, according to research from Personnel Today‘s sister publication IRS...

The use of recruitment and employment agencies* is falling – a trend that is likely to continue in the current...

‘Survivor syndrome’ – which describes the physical and psychological impact of redundancies on the remaining staff who didn’t lose their jobs –...

One in 10 UK employees resigned from their job in 2008, according to the median labour turnover rate in recent...

The recession could irreparably damage the pipeline of female leadership in the UK, according to recent research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).The...

Two-thirds (67%) of employers have a written policy that deals with disability as part of a more general diversity policy,...

The majority (80.3%) of employers are still operating bonus or incentive schemes, according to recent research from Personnel Today‘s sister...