Private sector salary expectations hit new high
Almost half (49%) of employers considering a pay review over the course of the year are anticipating an increase to basic pay, according to new data from CIPD and Adecco’s Labour Market Outlook. However, 43% say it is unknown at this stage which way it will go. The findings of the Winter 2018-19 report [PDF] also […]
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INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Want to communicate better with candidates or employees? Go SoMo
We need to rethink communication with our audiences. If you’re in HR or Talent Acquisition that means looking again at how you engage both candidates and employees and to reassess where your audience is spending its time and the type of experience they require. We’re at a stage where up to half your audience is […]
Do you specialise in Coaching Skills? 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 March we’ll be focussing on Coaching SKills 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 Coaching […]
Parents ‘penalised’ for working part time, with long hours culture now the norm
The UK’s working parents are penalised for working part-time and suffer from poorly-designed jobs that force them to work extra hours, according to a major new study. The 2019 Modern Families Index, published by Working Families and Bright Horizons, reveals that parents working part time – most of whom are women – have just a 21% […]
UK salary levels hit four-year high
Salaries are at an all-time high across the UK, with employees in South West England among those benefitting most. The data from Adzuna says the only UK region that did not experience an increase was Wales, which saw a salary decrease of 0.5 per cent over the past year. That’s in contrast to South West […]
88% of full-time employees are ‘happy at work’
A new study has found that 88% of full-time employees are happy at work, with 71% of respondents reporting that they were “mostly happy,” and 17% describing themselves as “elated”. The study, by collaborative work management platform Wrike and commissioned by Atomic Research, was carried out in the USA, UK, France and Germany and explored […]
GUEST BLOG: Desk-based working environments are leading to ‘tech neck’ – Here’s how you can help
You may be at your desk right now, reading this article. For many of us, spending a majority of our working week based at a desk, on a computer, is totally unavoidable. Combined with incorrect posture, means that many of us our suffering from back and neck issues and the problem is rising. Many people […]
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Do you specialise in Talent Management 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 February we’ll be focussing on Talent Management 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 Talent […]