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Sustained high unemployment to 'permanently damage UK economy'

2012-02-03 12:32 - 293 reads
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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research also joins the chorus in warning that the country will re-enter recession in the first half of this year.

Move to darker suits reflects darker employee mood

2012-02-03 10:15 - 456 reads
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Colours such as charcoal and black are commonly connected with depression, while blue is associated with soothing and calming feelings apparently.

Unemployment to hit 9.3% by 2013, warns economic think tank

2012-01-16 20:02 - 280 reads
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A second believes that the joblessness rate will peak at 9.5% by 2015.

The Workplace: Equipping Starbank for the future

2011-08-08 14:50 - 757 reads
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Growth meant Starbank needed management and leadership structures in place as well as development programmes to underpin the organisation.

Finding new roles for existing staff within your organisation

2011-04-05 10:46 - 2120 reads
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In spite of many economies being under pressure, acquiring and retaining good people is a constant challenge. Simon North explains.

Vocational training scheme to help jobless

2011-03-31 17:20 - 1308 reads
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At the same time as the coalition government revealed that Jobseekers who fail to take up compulsory training will lose their benefits, the business community has warned against sidelining vocational education in favour of more academic subjects.

Health and safety cuts will put employees at risk

2011-03-22 13:19 - 857 reads
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Cuts of a third to the number of automatic health and safety inspections from April will put employees at risk and inevitably lead to more workplace injuries and deaths, lawyers have warned.

Businesses relying on temps

2011-03-17 14:00 - 1242 reads
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The nature of the UK labour market is changing as a result of the ongoing difficult economic circumstances, with the use of temps and those working in “unsustainable, unconventional” ways on the increase.

The return of the thank you event

2011-03-15 12:00 - 1763 reads
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During the depths of the recession many companies either cancelled all staff events, rewards and incentives or conducted them in secret.

Windpower breathes hope into 'jobless recovery'

2011-02-04 11:11 - 1529 reads
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Despite warnings that the UK risks a US-style ‘jobless recovery’, one bright spot on the horizon is the wind energy sector, which has seen a 91% leap in employment over the last three years.
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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
So with an interesting but challenging year to come, HRZone promises to be with you, supporting you all the way and providing our usual insightful blend of news, analysis, community blogs and expert comment to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. As ever, we love to hear from you too so feel free to either post your words of wisdom to our blog section yourself or, in the case of longer, more in-depth ‘expert voice’ articles, drop me a line with any ideas to cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk.....
 
Cath Everett
HRZone Editor 
 
 
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