Many employers are still planning pay rises to help with staff retention and the war on talent, research shows.

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"Employers 'still planning pay rises'"...

Norfolk County Council has improved the way it handles data on its 30,000-strong workforce with the introduction of a new human resources (HR) solution.

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"Norfolk Country Council introduces new HR solution"...

Unison has called for updates to employment law which would see changes to the way apprentices and younger workers are paid.

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"Wage changes needed for apprentices and younger workers, union says"...

Employers focusing on staff retention are using inexpensive employee benefits to encourage workers to stay, research shows.

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"Companies 'introducing inexpensive staff incentives'"...

Many employers are introducing pay freezes in a bid to cut spending and avoid redundancy during the recession, research shows.

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"Firms 'introducing pay freezes' to fight recession"...

New changes to paternity leave pay are likely to be an "administrative headache" for human resources (HR) departments, the CBI has warned.

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"CBI: Paternity leave changes will be a HR headache"...

A research scheme has been launched to examine the future of the Human Resources (HR) profession.

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"Programme launched to examine 'future of HR'"...

One major firm is using the current economic downturn as an opportunity to work on the training and development of its existing employees.

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"Google 'moves staff around to keep morale high'"...

A new training and development programme has been established by Kent County Council to try and encourage women to apply for top jobs in the organisation.

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"Female management programme launched by Kent County Council"...

New employment law means that parents with older children are eligible for flexible working opportunities at work.

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"Flexible working laws extended for parents"...

Many employers are planning to increase staff recruitment of IT workers, results of a new survey have shown.

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"Survey shows IT directors are planning to recruit"...

One industry expert believes that employment laws should be changed as the UK's decision to opt out of the 48 hour working week is "morally indefensible".

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"Working hours opt-out is "industrially unnecessary""...

Employers have been offered tips on how they can avoid disciplinary procedures and adhere to employment law regarding health and safety.

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"Health and Safety tips offered to employers"...

Human Resources professionals working on staff recruitment may be interested to hear the opinion of one firm following the new employment law regarding flexible working.

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"Recruitment 'may depend on attitudes to flexible working'"...

The Golden Hello initiative launched by the government is unlikely to encourage those working in staff recruitment to hire the long-term unemployed, it has been claimed.

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"Golden Hello 'will not encourage recruitment' of long-term unemployed"...

Employees at Panasonic may find that their contracts of employment are changing as they are being offered a new healthcare trust scheme.

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"Panasonic introduces new employee healthcare scheme"...

A new training and development programme has been launched by Orange.

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"Orange launches training and development programme"...

Many managers in the UK are under qualified for their role, which is why training and development is so essential.

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"Training needed 'for under qualified managers'"...

It has been admitted by one industry expert that cuts in training and development budgets may be necessary during the current economic downturn.

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"Training cuts 'may be necessary' during recession"...

One company has found a new way for its human resources (HR) department to reduce absence levels among its staff.

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"Finger scanner reduces absence for The Health Store"...

Those working in human resources may be unaware of the risks they face from sitting down at a desk all day, research has discovered.

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"Research finds link between desk jobs and obesity"...

HR support services have a "pivotal" role to play in ensuring that managers have the best tools to hand in order to measure staff performance.

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"HR support services 'need to offer performance management tools'"...

Staff recruitment efforts in the seasonal sector have brought about a rise in the number of British applicants.

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"Seasonal staff recruitment 'surges'"...

Women in the finance sector are earning up to 60 per cent less than men, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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"New study highlights gender pay gap in finance sector"...

The incoming president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) has claimed that the public sector is not immune to the recession.

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"PPMA predicts public sector redundancies"...

Paul Corry, director of public affairs at Rethink, has called for further HR training and development in the area of mental health.

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"Vulnerable workers 'targeted by employers'"...

It has been reported that the Appeal Court in England and Wales has removed the requirement for employees to put full details of their equal-pay claim in writing to their employer, including details of male earnings in comparison.

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"Landmark legal ruling 'makes equal pay claims simpler'"...

A number of groups are urging the government to introduce a temporary short-time working scheme in the upcoming Budget.

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"TUC: Short-time working will help stem job losses"...

Younger workers who have to do a lot of driving for their job require greater training and testing, a new study has found.

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"Young drivers 'require more training and development'"...

A new report has suggested that many of country's leading professions leave a lot to be desired when it comes to staff recruitment.

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"Bright children are "missing out on top professional jobs""...

Human resources (HR) recruiters dealing with staff recruitment are increasingly realising the importance of a candidate database, it has been claimed.

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"Candidate databases 'important for human resources'"...

In order to ensure staff retention there are a number of non-financial incentives employers can use, it has been suggested.

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"Ensure staff retention 'with non-financial incentives'"...

A new study has shown that human resources professionals dealing with employee salaries are unlikely to be giving any pay rises in 2009.

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"UK pay rises 'among the lowest in the world'"...

Those working in human resources should be aware that that a sense of well-being needs to be created in the workplace to keep morale high during the downturn.

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"HR 'must help to keep morale high'"...

Those involved in the training and development of employees may be interested to learn about one company which has been encouraging its staff to gain new qualifications.

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"Wincanton employees gain qualifications through training programme"...

The government is being urged to freeze the minimum wage in the UK.

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"BCC: UK minimum wage should be frozen"...

It has been claimed that those involved with staff recruitment could run into difficulties following the introduction of new proposals regarding recruitment agencies.

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"New recruitment regulations 'may cost employers millions'"...

Many workers have conflicting views on the impression having a messy desk gives to employers, new research has revealed.

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"Employees think 'messy desks make them look busy'"...

Human resources support services may be interested to learn that most employees would rather have a pension than flexible working opportunities or other bonuses.

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"Pensions 'top priority for many employees'"...

A barmaid has won compensation from her former employer after she was fired for failing to turn off a tap.

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"Barmaid wins compensation after unfair dismissal claim"...

Human resources departments may wish to ensure they are undertaking proper performance management as executives need to have a positive outlook to survive the recession, a poll reveals.

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"Managers 'need optimism' to survive the recession"...

A human resources (HR) Profession Map has been introduced by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

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"CIPD introduces new HR Profession Map"...

Panasonic has announced that it wants to improve its human resources (HR) departments in order to save money during the recession.

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"Panasonic 'plans to improve HR'"...

Human resources professionals may find themselves having to conduct disciplinary procedures as it seems an increasing number of people are using their PCs to flirt in the workplace.

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"Many young people 'using IT to flirt at work'"...

Employment and staff recruitment has been targeted by the government in its latest Budget report.

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"Unemployment tackled in government Budget report"...

Human resources departments may find that during the recession, they have increased enquiries about training and development from employees.

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"During a recession 'training and development is always popular'"...

It has been claimed that staff recruitment can be improved though the use of recruitment agencies.

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"Staff recruitment 'improved by using agencies'"...

National guidance on the management of long-term sickness absence has been unveiled by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

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"NICE reveals new guidance for long-term sickness absence management"...

Women are likely to obtain contracts of employment if they consider training and development in the construction industry, it has been suggested.

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"Women 'encouraged to train' in the construction industry"...

The Health Store has managed to cut employee absence figures through the use of a new human capital management system.

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"The Health Store reduces sickness absence with new HR system"...

From today, a new employment law will force managers to reveal the gender pay gap between their male and female staff.

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"New Employment law forces bosses to reveal gender pay gap"...

Performance management may be made easier if employees are encouraged to make use of their holiday entitlement.

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"Employee holidays 'could make performance management easier'"...

It seems as though many UK employees are not thinking about the disciplinary procedures they may face as they have admitted they would divulge company secrets at a price.

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"Employees 'may not think about disciplinary procedures' as they divulge secrets"...

With staff retention and redundancy rife among many firms, Royal Mail has announced that it is freezing salaries as a result of the recession.

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"Royal Mail announces pay freezes as UK redundancies continue"...

Half of the UK's businesses are being forced to consider redundancy as an option in the next six months because of the tough economic climate, figures show.

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"Half of firms considering redundancy, survey shows"...

One website has reminded companies that to comply with employment law, they are required to have employer's liability insurance.

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"Employers' liability insurance 'is part of employment law'"...

Human resources professionals may like to be cautious when conducting staff recruitment processes as they could find that many applicants have lied on their CVs.

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"Bosses encouraged to check CVs for lies when dealing with staff recruitment"...

When drawing up contracts of employment, human resources support services should consider offering private medical insurance (PMI), it has been stated.

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"PMI 'should be included in contracts of employment'"...

Human Resources professionals are being forced to consider how they can offer reward schemes to their employees while still managing costs, it has been claimed.

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"Human resources 'should make employee reward schemes efficient'"...

Companies have been advised that if they are having to make a redundancy, they should make their decision and stick to it.

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"Firms should 'make a redundancy decision and stick to it'"...

A new employment law which aims to ensure equality between men and women in the workplace has been welcomed by one group.

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"New equality employment law welcomed by women's group"...