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A report in HR Magazine, reports that continuing fragility in the UK economy has resulted in employers increasing their long term demand for flexible staffing whilst downgrading their plans to increase their permanent workforce in the medium and the long-term, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) employers’ survey, JobsOutlook, published yesterday. More than… Read article/comments
In tough times, employees feel they have to work harder and that to get ahead in their careers they must go the extra mile, says a major survey published today by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) writes Tim Hoare for HR Magazine. Means of getting ahead listed by employees include working overtime on a regular… Read article/comments
The unrest currently affecting the capital and various other UK cities is imposing a strain on employers and their staff who volunteer as special constables writes Tim Soare for HR Magazine. Special constables living in the London area – many of them volunteers serving under the Employer Policing Programme (ESP) – received a text message… Read article/comments
Almost six out of 10 UK employees believe companies will no longer require an office space to do business by 2021, as mobile working continues to grow in popularity writes David Woods this week for HR Magazine. The study of 1,000 office workers was commissioned by Virgin Media Business to mark the 10th anniversary of… Read article/comments
Debate continues to open up over the value of degrees as a stepping stone to a career and this debate will have a significant impact on HR Managers and their recruitment policies writes Clare Morley, Director of Education & Training at the Association of Accounting Technicians. Claire writes to suggest that the economic downturn has… Read article/comments
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