Workplace absences in the UK reach a 10-year high, CIPD and Simplyhealth report indicates
UK workplace absences hit a 10-year peak. Dive into the causes and the measures taken by organisations for employee wellbeing.
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Hutton recommends public sector exec pay cap
A new report headed by Work Foundation executive vice-chairman Will Hutton has recommended that public sector bosses should have their salaries linked to the wages of junior employees.Commissioned by the government in May, Mr...
Read MoreLloyds get new Resourcing Head
Mark Gilbertson has joined Lloyds Banking Group as Head of Resourcing, covering both Retail Banking and Group Operations. Mark has 15 years of resourcing experience and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel...
Read MoreFrom ‘sick note’ to ‘fit note’
The Government intends to launch a new ‘fit note’ next April. Replacing the current ‘sick note’ the new form will support employers to respond more flexibly to sickness absence and take a more positive...
Read MoreCIPD: Half of workforce could be off sick
Up to half of the UK’s workforce could be absent if a second wave of the swine flu pandemic hits the country, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has warned, which could leave businesses facing absence...
Read MorePrize-winning HR manager passing on skills
A HR manager who won £1,000 to spend on training at the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development is set to pass on the skills he picked up to others. Andy Symonds, who works for Golden Wonder in Scunthorpe, used his prize...
Read MoreCIPD: Halt Agency Workers Directive
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has said that the Agency Workers Directive should not be brought in until 2011 to prevent further financial burden on organisations.According to the CIPD, the complexity of...
Read MoreCIPD: More businesses outsourcing
The proportion of businesses choosing human resources (HR) outsourcing has reached almost a third, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has revealed.In research compiled by Leeds University Business School it...
Read MoreCompanies looking to train internally to combat skills shortage, research reveal
A survey that looked at 355 companies with over 100 employees has found that despite an increase in applicants for jobs, there is still a skills shortage. Recruitment firm Randstad commissioned IPSOS Mori to run the research,...
Read MoreEqual pay reviews should be encouraged, CIPD state
Businesses are failing to see the value in conducting equal pay reviews (EPRs). That is according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which has conducted its 2009 reward management survey. The survey...
Read MoreEmployee productivity and health linked to management
Employees who are managed well are less likely to take unnecessary sick days. That is according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which has suggested that it is important for employers to...
Read MoreHR training may be required for ‘traumatised’ staff
UK companies need to brace themselves for a tough time ahead and the possibility of thousands more job losses, it has been suggested. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 600,000 more people...
Read MoreTraining offered to redundant workforce
Staff training may be something that employers think about when they want to retain their employees but it can also be important for those who have been made redundant. The Guardian recently reported on a series of further...
Read MorePublic sector jobs ‘more attractive’ than private sector
The current economic climate has led people to find employment in the public sector more attractive than in the private sector, according to a professional body. A lack of financing is being experienced by private companies...
Read MoreWorkers ‘soldier on’ when it comes to wellbeing at
People who suffer from back pain and other health problems at work do not take care of themselves and carry on working, according to an osteopathy association. UK employees overestimate how tough their bodies are and younger...
Read MoreTUC: Change to 48-hour week welcome
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the European Parliament’s vote to remove the opt-out from the 48-hour limit on the UK working week.Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, said the decision will allow workers to...
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