Business performance

The working week should be cut to 21 hours to boost employment and the economy, a think-tank has suggested.The New...

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the Kenexa Research Institute, a division of Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of...

Fears that Britain may succumb to a ‘double-dip’ recession are unlikely to be realised, but job losses are still on...

Nearly 500 jobs are set to go at clothing retailer Ethel Austin and its sister firm, Au Naturale, which both...

The head of multinational corporation Unilever has warned that the company could quit the UK if it is hit with...

Up to 100 jobs look set to go at BMW’s Mini plant in Swindon. The site employs about 900 staff...

The annual State of HR Survey makes compelling reading for HR professionals across the economy. The flagship survey of senior...

Workers at Cadbury’s Somerdale plant at Keynsham, near Bristol, are at risk of losing their jobs, despite new owner Kraft’s...

CBI boss Richard Lambert has urged private sector firms to pump cash into the higher education system to help soften...

Essex County Council's decision last week to axe up to 275 middle management posts - roughly a sixth of its line manager population - has highlighted the pressure on the public sector to reduce costs ahead of the inevitable funding cuts that lie ahead.

Organisations with toxic cultures are going to find it difficult to change their performance because anything they try will be...

Less than half (47%) of UK employees rate their senior leadership team as effective, according to a study by the...

IT services firm Fujitsu held talks with the Unite union at Acas yesterday, in an effort to end a lengthy...

The jobs of 135 staff at the UK arm of Reader’s Digest are under threat. The magazine came close to...

Cadbury workers are expected to lobby government today for help in protecting their jobs under their new employer, Kraft.The move...