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Human Resources

Is 50 really the new 30? Not unless you’re a "digital native"

Recent research suggests age discrimination is alive and well in the UK as more companies advertise for "millennial talent" 

Human Resources

Human Resources

Ten steps to your next promotion

In today’s highly competitive job market, talented executives need to be more strategic on how they vie for the coveted top spots. Here are top tips on moving up the career ladder

Human Resources

Win the war for talent

Can flexible working help growing businesses attract the best of the best?

Human Resources

How to attract and retain women in senior roles

Quotas, positive discrimination or female-only sections may hinder the march towards equality in business, according to experts at the top of their industry

Human Resources

Finding the balance between skills and fit when recruiting

Tom Marsden, CEO of Saberr, discusses the skills versus fit debate and advises how companies can be more diligent in the hiring process to make sure they get the balance right.

Human Resources

One in three small business owners hit the bottle to deal with stress

Research by crunch.co.uk suggests self-medication among the UK's entrepreneurs is reaching worrying levels.

Human Resources

The UK’s immigration policy will exascerbate skills shortages

Government changes to immigration policy are in danger of intensifying the country's skill crisis, argues a leading migration expert.

Human Resources

The top trends for executive recruitment in start-ups

How can start-ups make the executive hires that will help them to succeed?

Human Resources

The UK’s immigration policy will exascerbate skills shortages

Government changes to immigration policy are in danger of intensifying the country's skill crisis, argues a leading migration expert.

Human Resources

The top trends for executive recruitment in start-ups

How can start-ups make the executive hires that will help them to succeed?

Human Resources

It pays to put worker wellbeing at the heart of your business

Most people understand the importance of worker wellbeing: but getting it right might require a different approach to those often posited 

Human Resources

Productivity: Britain's achilles heel or untapped potential?

Over the past couple of years, Britain has made huge advances in many different areas of the economy but worker productivity is still lagging behind. 

Human Resources

Imagining the workplace of the future

What will the spaces in which we work look like next year and beyond?

Human Resources

Christmas parties: Are they still relevant for SMEs?

The Christmas party is a tradition as old as the hills: But how can you make sure you get value for money if you still decide to hold it?