Love Island’s Dr Alex George to speak at Manchester HR Summit
Secure a date with Love Island’s Dr Alex George on Valentine’s Day, courtesy of the Manchester HR Summit. Dr Alex will be hosting a Q&A session discussing his experience working in a high-pressured A&E environment, how to manage stress, mental health and other issues that can affect employees. His talk will form part of the […]
Do you specialise in Team Building solutions? We want to hear from you!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in January we’ll be focussing on Team Building solutions. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Team […]
Failure to adopt digital workplace is stifling 75% of UK SMEs growth
Research has shown that three quarters of UK SMEs may be failing to embrace workplace technologies such as cloud, mobile working and BYOD, stifling their growth, productivity and employee engagement. Despite IT analyst Gartner forecasting that by 2022 cloud will make up almost a third of IT spending, the Missed Middle study commissioned by Crown […]
Gender pay gap figures highlight UK disparities
Research conducted by one of the UK’s largest accountants has revealed that men earn up to 30% more than women in the same roles. Hemel Hempstead-based SJD has analysed salaries of both male and females in a number of different sectors revealing some astonishing gender pay gaps. In the creative industry alone, statistics from the […]
Meet Love Island’s Dr Alex George next Valentine’s Day – Manchester HR Summit
Make a date with Love Island’s Dr Alex George on Valentine’s Day, courtesy of the Manchester HR Summit. Dr Alex will be hosting a Q&A session discussing his experience working in a high-pressured A&E environment, how to manage stress, mental health and other issues that can affect employees. His talk will form part of the […]
Do you specialise in Succession Planning services? We want to hear from you!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in December we’ll be focussing on Succession Planning. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Succession Planning […]
The number one priority of successful businesses? Investment in employees
New research into global perceptions of work across 17 countries reveals that none rank a strong set of leaders as a top trait for business success. Instead of focusing on individual high-performers, the results showed that successful workplaces are those that focus on investment in employees, which was found to be the most important trait […]
FTSE companies urged to appoint more women leaders
A government-backed review has urged FTSE 350 companies to do more to meet the target of a third of women in senior leadership positions by 2020. Figures published in the Hampton-Alexander Review’s 2018 report reveal the top 100 companies which make up the FTSE 100 index are on track to hit the target with more […]
Annual commuting time is up 18 hours, says TUC
Getting to and from work now takes 5 minutes longer than a decade ago, according to analysis published by the TUC to mark the annual Commute Smart Week organised by Work Wise UK. Rail commuters face the longest journeys, taking an average of 2 hours and 11 minutes every day – an increase of 4 […]
Only a third of UK managers aware of workplace mental health issues, says study
Only 35% of managers in the UK are aware of mental health issues in the workplace, according to new research. The Viking Direct study, which can be viewed in full here, found that only 17% of UK managers feel “very confident” in their ability to support colleagues experiencing mental health issues. Despite this apparent skills […]
