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As employees’ thoughts turn to the Christmas season and a gradual wind-down towards the end of 2015, many are also gearing up for a brand new working year starting 4th January 2016 and thinking about what they want employers to provide beyond salaries and bonuses

Less pressure and better work-life balance supports personal well-being among zero-hours contract employees

A survey questioning 1000 jobseekers on the TipTopJob sites about how they deal with stress at work found that almost a third of people take a walk to instantly reduce stress at work

New research from Portus, the employment benefits consultancy firm, reveals that 66% of the British working population expects to work beyond 65. Just over one in ten (11%) anticipate they will be working beyond 76, or will never retire

Document disdain is driving HR teams crazy and new research from Adobe has found that 78% of HR managers are left frustrated by managing employee forms

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, discusses the very real issue of candidate commitment and offers his advice on ensuring a smooth placement process.

In response to the latest Migration Statistics Quarterly Report from the Office for National Statistics, Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments

IT industry leads the way, spearheaded by jobs that combine technical and creative ability

Seven in ten UK organisations admit to making compromises in their hires in a desperate bid to overcome the current skills gap. This is according to research1 from NGA Human Resources, the HR and payroll expert

Six in ten employers are in favour of the new National Living Wage, according to new research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry

42% of graduates site money as the main influence when deciding on a graduate role

Speaking on the day that the government has introduced caps on NHS spend on agency staff, following a final decision taken on Friday, just five working days after the close of the official consultation to which many recruitment agencies responded with concerns, REC director of policy Tom Hadley says

New research from Monster.co.uk has revealed that half of Brits (49%) have never called in sick to work, with only a quarter (27%) admitting to having taken just one day off in their current job or most recent job. This follows a warning by MPs earlier this year that employees are under increasing pressure not to take sick leave when they’re ill

Professional recruitment firms now have 6% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This is in line with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which reveals that overall employment levels increased by 177,000 in the three months to September.

NCVO and the CIPD launch joint research calling for companies to collaborate with charities and make successful corporate volunteering a reality