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Employers have been warned do not ditch the “all important” Christmas party the sake of a few pounds. According to the Forum of Private Business more than half of small businesses are expected to do away with the annual festive party for staff. The Forum has warned bosses that to risk alienating their workers –… Read article/comments
Managers are becoming more favourable to flexible working arrangements and allow staff to carry out personal tasks at work, but expect staff to work outside of office hours in return, a study of 1,000 bosses has revealed according to HR Magazine this week. Seven out of 10 UK managers think the old idea of ‘nine… Read article/comments
A report on the BBC News today reports that the UK labour market faces a “slow, painful contraction” with firms delaying recruitment of more staff, a key report suggests. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) predicted the jobs market would worsen in the medium term amid global economic “turmoil”. Its quarterly survey of… Read article/comments
The number of people leaving their main job between April and June 2011 was 674,000, a drop of 42% on the 1998 peak of 1.17 million, analysis from the Office for National Statistics reveals. This decline suggests that the UK labour market is less dynamic now than in the past. Of those who left in… Read article/comments
Employers have been warned to get their house in order and ensure their workplace is “winter proof” before the predicted snow and frosts hit the UK later this month, writes HR Magazine this week. The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has made the warning with forecasters predicting an end to the unseasonably mild conditions across… Read article/comments
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