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Latest Articles

Preventing and managing stress

06 February 2012

Managers have a vital role to play in helping employees cope with stress but it requires a willingness to talk about the issue, says Dr Sally Wilson, research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Ergonomics and workplace posture

03 February 2012

Musculoskeletal disorders are on the rise, caused in part by poor desk setups and working on the move. Matt McAllister looks at whether managers really have the power to change bad back Britain

Why apprenticeships matter

01 February 2012

Apprenticeships have long been the lifeblood of many organisations – and they can now be a real route to success in management, says Andy Palmer, director of education and skills at BT

Legal Eagle: Employment Relations

30 January 2012

Amanda Jones, a partner and head of the employment department of Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, looks at the unprecedented challenges to employment relations.

Business leaders: The new progressives

27 January 2012

It used to be thought that ruthlessness maximises profit. But in the wake of the recession, Neela Bettridge – executive coach and author of the sustainability blog, Radical Shift – says a different kind of business leader is now needed

News

Businesses urged to boost customer service skills

Categories: Enterprise

Almost three quarters of business leaders in the UK are aware of the need to boost customer service skills in their organisation ahead of the Olympics, a new survey has revealed.

Workers 'happy and proud' in their role

Categories: People management

A rise in stress levels in the UK has failed to dampen the happiness of workers in the commercial sector, according to the Hays Career Outlook Survey.

Workers expect to have multiple jobs in their career

Categories: Working life

The concept of a career for life is dying out in the UK, according to the results of a new study conducted by Office Angels.

Graduates lacking skills required by employers

Categories: Learning & development

A new survey conducted by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has found that a third of graduate recruiters have failed to meet their targets due to a lack of suitably skilled candidates.

British employers 'still unprepared' for Olympics

Categories: People management

With just six months until the London 2012 Olympic Games, new research by Badenoch & Clark has found that employers remain unprepared for staff holidays in the summer.

Nick Clegg calls for government to go 'further and faster' in tax reform

Categories: Pay & reward

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today call for the government to implement changes to the pay level at which people start paying tax earlier than originally planned.

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