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The psychological force of employee motivation will not only determine the direction of a person's behaviour in an organisation, their effort and their persistence, but its impact on the business as a whole. More than ever in our rapidly changing workplace, managers need to understand employee motivation and act on it before loyalty is lost, according to cognitive neuroscientist and business psychologist Dr Lynda Shaw.

Joëlle Warren, Executive Chair, Warren Partners, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for her services to business.

Providing the best environment for productivity is within the realm of management, and management practices can either hurt or help how employees do their jobs. If you would like to see employees involved and fully engaged in their tasks, you must apply the right strategy for both motivating them and rewarding their efforts.

New research* reveals managers’ lack of awareness and readiness for dealing with employees affected by cancer.

StandOut CV - Need some career inspiration for the New Year? From Beer Smeller and Astronaut to Master Lego Builder or Chicken Sexer, CV writing company StandOut CV have searched high and low to find 10 of the craziest jobs you can apply for in 2016.

IT specialists Opus Recruitment Solutions have announced they are now approved by the UK Government as an official supplier on the G-Cloud 7 framework. The news comes days after the announcement of G-Cloud total sales passing £850m.

RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk management firm, today announced it has been awarded the 2015 EMEA Candidate Experience Award. The award, won by RMS for the fourth year running, celebrates companies that consistently provide their job applicants with a superior candidate experience. RMS accepted the award during the First Annual Candidate Experience Symposium in London on December 1, 2015.

Sonovate, the UK’s leading contract finance provider, has rounded off 2015 by recording a year-on-year growth of 100 percent.

The rise of business intelligence (BI), big data, cloud security and IoT (Internet of Things) and real-time data science will be the dominant issues for the niche information technology sector in 2016, predicts specialist IT recruiters, SearchBI

A job in catering is hard work but an extremely rewarding experience; the industry itself is a fast paced one with the UK hospitality industry expected to be worth £56.3billion by the year 2019, so if you are considering joining the industry there should be plenty of vacancies in the near future as establishments expand to meet this target worth. Before you start sending CVs in for positions though, here are eight things you need to know before applying for a job in catering:

Overseas business trips are vital for any flourishing brand worth its weight in gold today. Whether you look upon them as a necessary evil or as a chance to try new cultures, the costs associated with them can be extremely high, and this can extend past finances too.

It will be a brighter Christmas for children supported by Barnardo’s Scotland this year thanks to the generous spirit and hard work of employees and directors at Scottish recruitment specialist the Brightwork Group.

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ONS figures published today show the number of self-employed people reached a record high in the three months to October.

Oakleaf, the recruitment consultancy that specialises in HR, payroll, reward, pension and human capital services, has been awarded the highest possible accreditation – three stars - in the 2016 Sunday Times ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list.