Nearly two-thirds (60%) of talent managers across Europe claim that the high turnover of young people leaving their jobs and the inability to find people with the right experience and skills to replace them is their biggest barrier to solving the skills shortage, according to the 2023 Global State of Upskilling and Reskilling Report from learning platform, 360Learning.  More than a third (38%) of those surveyed across the UK, France, …

Almost four-in-ten younger finance professionals in the UK (39%) have taken time off work for stress, along with 36% of their senior colleagues, according to a new report from AccountsIQ, ‘Confessions of the finance function’. The full extent of the problem with stress in the finance team is revealed in the 82% of younger professionals who said the job has had a negative impact on their lives. Worryingly, almost two …

New research from Henley Business School (Henley) reveals the words most frequently used about the menopause – particularly relating to work – in mainstream coverage in recent years. An analysis of 2,993 articles from the British national press maps trends in language and themes in the coverage of menopausefrom 2010-2021 and discovered print media has predominantly warned companies about the ‘risks’ menopausal employees pose.   Coverage increased from only three articles in total in national print media (including The Sun, The Daily Telegraph and The Times) about the menopause in 2010 to …

There have been numerous high-profile instances of brands being criticised for their employer brand over the past few years, says Steve Leigh.

The core tenet of performance feedback theory is that the evaluation of past performance shapes future behaviours and choices: We repeat the actions that have seemingly led us to success and avoid those that we believe have led us to failure. However, this process is never straightforward and is subject to a myriad of cognitive biases, which significantly complicates learning from past performance.  In our study, published in the Academy …

How can HR improve productivity in their organisation? Seasoned HR professional Dr Hugh Billot says we need to go back to basics. The post Five approaches for HR to drive productivity appeared first on Personnel Today.