... The research revealed that long-term absence of 20 days or more accounts for 43% of all working time lost. In the public sector, 52% of ... shows organisations that recognised trade unions experienced more absence - eight days compared to 5.6 days in non-unionised workplaces. ...

... was necessary. "Interim agreements will have to be far more visibly 'together'", he added. "It has yet to be seen as having the ... was driving the interim market, leading to margins of more than 20% for recruiters. An increase in private equity investment was ...

... is a lost opportunity." The CBI report says that more public sector organisations need to take account of market rates, ... performance. The public sector needs to give managers more flexibility in determining pay or bonus schemes. The report dispels ...

... “For individuals who really want to get ahead, it is now more important than ever to adopt a more positive approach towards career development planning. Individuals need to ...

... be careful not to become "database terrorists" and should be more courteous to candidates — not least because of the marketing benefits, ... he said. Robinson added that some recruiters need to be more responsive to applicants. "Job boards give individuals hope, the hope of a ...

UK workers are more willing to work abroad than nationals of any other country, according to a ... chance to find cheaper staff was the reason for doing so. More commonly, firms said they had local skills shortages, or looked abroad ...

... they have been adversely affected by attempts to create a more favourable working environment for women according to a survey by ... objective as climbing the corporate ladder as far possible. More men emphasise earning money (22%), compared to women (10%). Max ...

... voluntarily to see the organisational benefits of justice is more important. “It is not that employers lack the will to increase justice. It is more that the means of doing it are not well known, and there are few ways of ...

... effective diversity policies. The research found that more than 50% of employees and customers believe that employers should be more proactive in improving workforce diversity and that having a diverse ...

... and secretarial specialist Angela Mortimer has not ruled out more acquisitions in 2007 as the business looks to grow "organically and ... year. The survey, which is in its third year, found that more candidates were withdrawing from the recruitment process than in previous ...