Technology and Metrics
New workforce assessment tool enables firms to assess how an ageing workforce will impact their workplace
David Woods, 17 August 2010
The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) and the US-based AARP have launched a UK version of a tool that enables employers to assess their current and future workforce needs in readiness for the challenges of the ageing population.
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Local government compares badly with private sector in maximising use of staff
David Woods, 19 August 2010
Local government is substantially lagging behind the private sector in how efficiently...
Incidences of identity fraud in the workplace have risen by almost a third in past year
Peter Crush, 16 August 2010
CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has found that identity fraud in...
HR magazine launches health and wellbeing blog
David Woods, 11 August 2010
Dr Peter Mills has joined HR magazine's online community, blogging about the...
Use of Facebook at work is a way of life for an increasing number of employees
David Woods, 11 August 2010
Employees are seeing the use of Facebook permeate their working lives with...
Employees accessing their social media profiles at work costs companies £14 billion a year
David Woods, 10 August 2010
Social networking costs employers £14 billion per year as two million workers...
Technology and Metrics In Depth
Compassionately dealing with an employee who is on long-term sickness leave can...
Working nine to five is no longer the way to make a...
Absence management can improve productivity and reduce unemployment figures
Marc Clavereau, 30 July 2010
Unemployment is currently at 7.8% in the UK. It is important for...
Greater integration of IT and HR systems is needed to maximise support for the HR team
David Woods, 27 July 2010
IT and HR professionals recognise the value that HR technology can add...
UK's relatively low return on investment on human capital could be due to its regulated employment environment
David Woods, 26 July 2010
The UK is lagging behind the rest of the world in measuring...
Alexander Mann Solutions wins recruitment contract for engineering company Cobham
David Woods, 19 July 2010
Cobham has outsourced its recruitment function to Alexander Mann Solutions in a...
Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland to tap into social media as means of promoting apprenticeships
David Woods, 14 July 2010
A social media campaign has been launched this week to promote the...
Reckitt Benckiser's Facebook recruitment application aims to educate high-flyers on working for a FMCG group
David Woods, 13 July 2010
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a Facebook application as part of a...
Imperial Tobacco's new online recruitment and talent management system aims to reduce admin and cost per hire
David Woods, 08 July 2010
Imperial Tobacco has launched has launched an online recruitment and talent management...
Current work practices in the UK are not working - and the...
