Faster rise in permanent placements and salaries in April
The number of people placed in permanent jobs by recruitment consultants continued to rise in April, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs. Moreover, the rate of this expansion quickened to an eight-month high, reflecting a stronger increase in demand for staff. And agencies’ short-term staff billings increased […]
Read More →Manufacturing sector ‘failing to produce quality leaders’
The manufacturing sector lags behind all other industries when it comes to leadership quality, according to research from talent management consultancy DDI and The Conference Board. The Global Leadership Forecast, which surveyed more than 2,000 organisations, found that just 37% of leaders in the manufacturing field were rated as high quality, compared to the leading […]
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Read More →HR’s credibility crisis: learn to love data
It’s a statement that’s been trotted out as many times as those empty election promises; that HR ‘faces a crisis of credibility in the boardroom’. According to research by KPMG, one in five top executives lacks faith in HR to use hard data relating to the business or its workforce. This feeling is certainly nothing […]
Read More →ECJ delivers ruling in Woolworths case
The European Court’s decision in the mass redundancies case is good news for UK businesses downsizing, says Lydia Christie. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that the UK has correctly implemented an EU directive protecting employees in mass redundancy situations. The decision comes as a huge relief to multi-sited businesses previously concerned that […]
Read More →Universities ‘not preparing students for the workplace’
A majority of employers believe that universities are not adequately preparing students for the workplace, new research from CareerBuilder UK reveals. Despite the fact that 95% of UK companies plan to hire recent university graduates this year, 54% of respondents said universities are preparing students for “some roles, but not all”, while a further 19% […]
Read More →HR ‘faces crisis of credibility in the boardroom’
HR leaders are facing a crisis of credibility among their senior peers, due to an over-reliance on instinct when making decisions. That’s according to new research by KPMG, which shows that one in five C-Suite executives (19%) think their HR strategy doesn’t take into account hard data relating to their business or staff. The report, […]
Read More →Average British worker spends 11 weeks a year commuting
British workers are spending on average more than 11 weeks a year commuting to and from work. That’s according to software firm Cloudbooking, which has analysed the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that show commuting journeys are on the increase. In 2003, the average UK commute was 45 minutes, but today […]
Read More →5% of CEOs in world’s largest firms are women, report shows
A new report on global diversity in the boardroom from INAC, an international network of executive search consultancies, has found that while progress on the gender divide is being made, only 5% of CEOs in world’s largest corporations are women. The research comes in the wake of the latest Women on Boards Davies Review Report […]
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