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Rise in national minimum wage to £6.31
Published on 15th April 2013 by Jade Sweeney
The national minimum wage (NMW) will increase by 12p to £6.31 from October 2013, the Government has announced today.
Employee Engagement is higher up the business agenda than ever before
Published on 15th April 2013 by Alan Hewett
In November last year, 40 prominent business leaders from organisations as diverse as Sainsbury’s, the NHS and BAE Systems signed an open letter to the Times.
Directors' pay continues to rise faster than executives'
Published on 11th April 2013 by Jade Sweeney
Company directors have enjoyed pay increases almost twice the size of the average UK executive over the past 12 months, according to salary data published today by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR.
“Managers' failure to adapt leadership styles is demotivating for staff”
Published on 10th April 2013 by Fiona Lim
“Managers' failure to adapt leadership styles is demotivating for staff”
says research by management consultancy, Hay Group.
John Eccleston’s article in Personnel Today on 10 April outlines the findings from Hay Group. The research finds that a “coercive”, “just do it” style is rising among leaders and calls for managers “to adopt a more varied leadership style to drive performance”.
Government must better explain effects of state pension reform, say MPs
Published on 9th April 2013 by Gillian Lee
A new report into state pension reform has said the Government must explain to the public how it will affect individuals as soon as possible after the implementation date was bought forward a year.