Peer to peer business training is a great way for people to come together, communicate and share experiences, claims a Business Link advisor.

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"Peer to peer training is a great way to communicate"...

Training should not be perceived as a cost, it should be thought of as an investment, claims the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).

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"Training is an investment"...

When the economic market slows down temporary staff are usually the first to go in legal firms, claims Legal Week.

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"Credit crunch hits temporary workers"...

Employers asking recruitment agencies for any information on prospective employees having a criminal record can affect their working relationship, claims the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

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"CRB checks can affect recruitment relationship"...

Changes to employment law are required for women to become better represented in boardrooms, according to HR advice from a business expert.

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"Employment law change needed for workplace equality"...

Employees need a 'total package' not just a large salary to help motivate them at work, the Work Foundation has said.

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"Employees motivated by more than pay"...

Just under half of the UK's workforce would prefer to abandon the office and work from home, according to a new survey.

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"Employees prefer home working"...

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned an added tax burden from government could cost jobs, according to reports.

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"Tax burden could lead to job losses"...

Junior civil service workers will no longer be forced to retire at 65 following the government's decision to change the employment law.

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"Government stops forced retirement age"...

Jackie Orme, the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has claimed that she will make more people aware of the role of HR professionals.

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"CIPD wants to raise profile of HR"...

A third of businesses put pressure on staff to continue working even when they are ill, claims HSA.

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"Bosses risk employees' health"...

A decision to scrap the current retirement age for junior positions in the civil service has been welcomed by the Employers Forum on Age.

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"Retirement age decision welcomed"...

A HR chief has claimed that businesses should offer HR support services to outsourced employees, Personnel Today has reported.

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"Outsourced employees require HR support"...

Firms that use outplacement have higher levels of retention according to a survey, Personnel Today has reported.

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"Outplacement improves retention rates"...

HR professionals are still happy despite a rising workload during the current economic climate, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has reported.

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"Morale high among HR professionals"...

A large number of businesses have admitted to not rewarding their best employees appropriately, HR magazine has reported.

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"Firms should praise staff more"...

Employees are increasingly making false claims for expenses, a consultancy firm has claimed, according to reports.

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"Employees make false expense claims"...

More leading companies now produce public reports on the health of their employees, a poll has revealed.

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"Companies report on workers' health"...

Workers are putting their job before their health because they are worried about the current financial crisis, a medical expert has claimed.

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"Credit crunch makes employees sick"...

Background checks on employees will become more commonplace as technology advances, an industry expert has said.

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"Employee background checks will increase"...

Management has become a thankless task where bosses forget to thank their employees, a survey has suggested.

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"Employees suffer from lack of recognition"...

Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of private sector firms have rejected the need for equal pay audits, Industrial Relations Services has revealed.

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"Equal pay audits rejected"...

City legal firms have been accused of damaging their own talent pool, by being inflexible in their working practices.

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"Inflexibility hits recruitment"...

The Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) has welcomed a government initiative to help workers with mental health problems stay in work, Personnel Today has reported.

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"Employment scheme backed by disabled forum"...

David Lammy, higher education and intellectual property minister, has warned employers that they could face a new skills tax.

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"Employers could face new tax"...

UK bosses believe half of sick days are not genuine, with some employees treating paid sick leave allowance as an extension of their annual leave entitlement, research has revealed.

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"Recording absence is important"...

Compensation claims awarded in employment tribunals are not being paid, Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) has revealed.

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"Firms not paying compensation"...

Company benefits should be properly organised and explained to all levels of staff, according to Foster Denovo, a company which provides HR advice.

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"Employee benefits 'need to be managed'"...

Small business owners may be unaware of how to comply with the law regarding the internet, claims the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

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"Internet can be a 'minefield' for small businesses"...

A think tank has claimed that public sector pensions are still more valuable than the same employment benefits offered in the private sector.

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"Public sector pensions are 'more valuable'"...

Human resource directors are lending their support to a campaign asking the government to change UK retirement legislation.

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"Retirement age campaign backed by HR directors"...

New legislation that increases penalties for breaches of health and safety law has been welcomed by the Department for Work and Pensions.

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"Tougher health and safety laws welcomed"...

Britain has now entered into a recession after a second successive quarter of negative growth, according to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club.

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"Recession 'will hit employment'"...

Now is the time for bosses to be energetic and enthusiastic at work because of the current economic climate, claims T-Mobile.

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"Employers 'should be enthusiastic'"...

Managers need to encourage their staff to spend lunch away from their desk, according to the British Dietetic Association (BDA).

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"BDA: Employees need to lunch away from desk"...

Business leaders have a responsibility to create efficient and productive teams within their firms, claims T-Mobile.

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"T-Mobile: Employers should create good teams"...

Amendments have been tabled by the government which would introduce measures to protect the benefits of pension scheme members.

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"Pension Bill set for amendments"...

It is less likely that the UK will follow through with its plan to opt-out of the new EU Working Time Directive 48 hour week, according to EEF.

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"EEF: Britain less likely to opt out of Working Time Directive"...

A professor has claimed that choices in lifestyle are the main reason why a pay gap between men and women still exists in business today.

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"Pay gap 'not about discrimination'"...

Temporary workers will now have the same rights as permanent employees following the European Parliament's decision to pass the Agency Workers Directive.

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"EU passes workers directive"...

Companies have to know where their business travellers are "every single minute" of the day, according to the Business Travel Magazine.

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"Companies 'need to be aware' of their business travellers"...

An increasing number of companies are using technology as an alternative to business travel, according to the Business Travel Magazine.

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"Firms 'use technology instead of travel'"...

Graduates should ensure they are leaving university with the job-hunting skills and interview techniques that will help them find work, Interviewgold.com has said.

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"Graduates 'need job skills'"...

Large companies are finding it necessary to screen their staff because threats can now just as easily come from within a firm, claims Datanomic.

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"Firms 'need employee screening'"...

Workers in public sector jobs are seeking better salaries after a pay deal survey by the Labour Research Department revealed that private sector employees received better pay rises.

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"Employees 'want pay rises'"...

Flexible working practices could help improve commuter times and should not be cut to save firms' cash, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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"TUC: Commuters helped by flexible working"...

Workers need to realise that their employment benefits can be transferred between jobs, according to Foster Denovo, a company which provides advice on benefits.

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"Foster Denovo: Workers not aware about benefits"...

Flexitime and home working could be abandoned by employers because of the current economic climate, claims the Trade Unions Congress (TUC).

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"Credit crunch 'could hit flexitime'"...

An organisation of British-based female business owners has said that the recent change to pension law is "long overdue".

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"BAWE: Pensions law change is political"...