UK jobless rate falls to 5.5%, but wages stagnate
Britain’s labour market recovery is yet to translate into higher living standards as earnings growth has slowed, according to a HR trade body.
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Investment in skills will improve productivity, says CIPD
The Government needs to invest more in vocational and further education if employers are going to see real increases in productivity, according to the CIPD.
Mobile technology to blame for workplace stress
Mobile technology is to blame for workplace stress as people find it difficult to switch off, new research has revealed.
James Caan: ‘Soft skills are as important as education’
Former Dragons’ Den star James Caan believes “soft skills” such as teamwork, communication and timekeeping lead to better productivity.
No business like dough-business
An award-winning bakery in Sheffield is seeing its profits rise after benefiting from a unique City Region government-funded scheme, designed to develop businesses and improve workforce productivity.
Women’s career progression lags behind men
Recent research shows it’s still a man’s world even in an industry as popular to women as HR and learning and development.
New tools wanted
Wayne Thomas and David Bancroft-Turner explore some tools and ideas to help make Matrix structures work
Game changers for learning
In the second of three articles focused on the changing role of L&D, Nigel Paine looks at big data
The power of the voice
David Joseph urges companies to invest in preserving the endangered art of call answering
Optimising L&D performance
In the first of three articles, Laura Overton looks at how L&D leaders can get the edge
