Statistics

Absenteeism costs UK businesses around £30bn a year (PwC). However, when organisations manage absenteeism, questions are raised about the best way to measure and report on this issue. MidlandHR has surveyed over 120 HR professionals across organisations in the private sector, public sector and not-for-profit sector to identify attitudes towards absence management and reporting. Today, it has released its findings in a new report, Understanding Absence Management

Almost half (47%) of HR directors plan to expand hiring, with their companies set to add new positions, in the first six months of 2015 according to the latest Professional Hiring Index1 (‘the Index’) from Robert Half UK. Four points higher than six months prior, the research highlights that the labour market has firmly shifted into a post-recessionary cycle, where professionals with marketable skills hold the advantage as candidate demand outweighs supply

According to figures released by recruitment software provider, Recruitive, December 2014 saw an 8% increase in the number of nursing jobs advertised, despite a slight and expected fall in the number of jobs advertised over the festive period

Kloodle reveals that over half of students are ready to ditch the traditional resume

Work is the most common cause for stress among UK adults, according to new research - but over half (51%) of UK workers say they would feel uncomfortable taking a day off due to stress.

Research highlights importance of ’employable skills’ and vocational education amid changing labour markets and rising unemployment

International employers are reaching a tipping point when it comes to communicating with their overseas staff

Nearly a third (30%) of finance borrowed by small business decision makers comes from friends and family, with only 53% coming from banks, according to new research by Everline, the digital lender for small businesses

Managers should be organisations ‘shop window’ for attracting talent, says Penna

They take more sick leave than any other age group and 1 in 3 constantly feels stressed – and they haven’t yet hit 50