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Small business owners may be better off buying Life Insurance as a company expense

By pensionsync Analysis from FinTech pensionsync, owners of benefits.market (the online comparison site for group life, sickness, and health insurances) suggests that for many of the 965,515 small business owners in the UK who employ between 2 and 9 people that including themselves in a group life insurance policy could be up to 70% cheaper than […]

Global talent pool is shrinking, say business leaders

Nearly 70% of global business leaders believe the existing talent pool is shrinking while the competition for talent is increasing, while 54% say their company has more open positions than ever before. The data comes from Cielo’s Talent Acquisition 360, which found that the competition for talent is causing major shifts in corporate strategy, as well […]

Intel ‘ahead of schedule’ on diversity initiative

Intel says it has achieved ‘full representation’ in its US workforce two years ahead of its 2020 goal to reflect the percent of women and underrepresented minorities available in the US skilled labor market. The company says the achievement was the result of a comprehensive strategy that took into account hiring, retention and progression, and […]

GUEST BLOG: The Absent Boss: A Problem?

By Dr David Biggs, Senior Consultant at Advanced People Strategies Many people would love it if the manager was not around. No hassling for deadlines or work to be completed. What is the problem? Well having experienced a situation where the boss was never around or at the least psychologically distant from their staff – […]

Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum – EXTRA places released

Demand for this year’s Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum has been higher than ever, so we have released a small number of additional places. These will go quickly, so book your place today to avoid disappointment. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! It’s entirely FREE for you to attend and you’ll get the opportunity to meet […]

Pensionsync research indicates 50% error rate in small firm pension data

As all UK employers have set up a pension scheme for their staff and started to contribute, workers will be building towards a better retirement. This is great news. But there are some worrying signs that all is not well underneath the positive headlines. Shocking 50% error rates revealed by new statistics: pensionsync has analysed […]

Regular training ‘vital to furthering career’, say UK workers

Ninety per cent of UK workers believe that regular training in a job is vital to furthering their career, according to a new report. A survey of over 2,000 British employees – carried out on behalf of Staff Skills Training – also revealed that 42 per cent ‘strongly agree’ that regular training is important. For […]

UK workers ‘not given the flexibility and support they need’

A third of UK workers believe they are not given the flexibility and support they need to do their job properly, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by MHR. The survey of 1174 UK employees, which questioned their true thoughts about their employers and company culture, found that 32% of employees don’t receive the option […]

Do you specialise in Employee Communications solutions? We want to hear from you!

Each month on HR Briefing we’re be shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in November we’ll be focussing on Employee Communications. 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 Employee […]

Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum – Here’s what you’re missing…

This is your last chance to register for the Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum! We have just a handful of FREE VIP places remaining! It takes place on November 5that the Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted. Don’t miss out! Register your place today! You’ll be able to meet with innovative and budget-saving suppliers based on […]