Nadia Williams
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Employers take regulatory stance on dress codes
Half of all employers with a dress-code policy link it to the actual employment contract, according to research published by...
Private sector organisations predict 2% pay rise
Private sector organisations predict a median pay rise of 2% in the year September 2009 to August 2010, according to...
Recession redundancies vastly underestimated by employers
Almost half of employers vastly underestimated the number of redundancies they would be forced to make in 2009, according to...
Housing association staff pay continues to rise
Basic pay for housing association employees increased by a median of 3.8% in the 12 months to July 2009, according...
Psychometric testing increasingly used in pre-employment screening
Pyschometric testing is on the increase, according to findings from research by Personnel Today’s paid-for sister service XpertHR.The survey of 90...
Health-related benefits provision is in decline
The provision of health-related benefits has taken a hit during the recession as employers continue to cut costs, according to...
Online recruitment tops employers’ list for filling jobs
Fifteen years after online recruitment first hit our computer screens, corporate websites have become the recruitment method of choice, according...
Staff benefits and allowances 2009: childcare vouchers top the list
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 most likely to tackle diversity
Public sector bodies are the most likely organisations to tackle diversity, according to research from Personnel Today‘s sister publication IRS...
Phased return-to-work is most effective way to manage long-term sickness absence
Implementing a phased return to work is the most effective way to manage long-term sickness absence, according to a survey...
Flexible working options are on the increase
Flexible working provision is on the increase, according to recent research by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS Employment Review. The...
‘Survivor syndrome’ among staff is hindering employers
‘Survivor syndrome’ – which describes the physical and psychological impact of redundancies on the remaining staff who didn’t lose their jobs –...
UK labour turnover rates and costs in 2008
One in 10 UK employees resigned from their job in 2008, according to the median labour turnover rate in recent...
UK absence rates and costs in 2008 revealed
The average UK absence rate in 2008 equated to 8.1 days per employee, with an average cost of £601 per...
