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Almost 33 percent of companies around the world plan to increase and redirect their investments in HR technology by up to 20% or more compared with the previous year, data from an annual survey by global professional services company Towers Watson suggests.

More than half of the UK’s small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are looking at new markets both locally and overseas for further growth, while also expressing a very high level of optimism regarding the year ahead, research by the BSI reveals.

The UK unemployment rate has dropped to 6.6% over the three months leading to April, with the total number of people in employment rising by a record 345,000, to 30.5 million, most of which are in full-time employment, the latest statistical figures pertaining to the labour market have revealed.

UK employers could face a significant surge in the number of employees requesting flexible working conditions after new legislation comes into force on 30 June 2014, a recent survey carried out by YouGov could recently reveal.

The efficiency and accuracy of facial recognition algorithms has increased by up to 30 percent compared to 2010, research data published in a recent NIST report suggests.

Having a potential successor in their team would almost 39% of UK managers feel uncertain about their job security, fresh research from recruitment experts Office Angels has revealed.

Employers across the UK are facing shortages in terms of the available candidates for the jobs they advertise, the latest research report compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) with KPMG and Markit can reveal.

British economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014 and by 3.1% over the last year, figures from the second estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) conducted by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) have recently

Job seekers’ skills should be integrated to a much higher degree with employability, experts from the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have publicly argued, during a recent conference.

The number of employees who’ve received pay rises, bonuses and promotions has increased over the past year, with fewer people being laid off and more starting new jobs, new figures supplied by YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research have revealed.

The number of workers employed on temporary contracts will continue to rise into 2015, research carried out by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) has recently revealed.

Business activity and economic growth reached a record high in May, posting the highest reading since data began in 2003, according to the latest CBI growth indicator.