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What rating will your performance get?

Will your future employment prospects be governed by performance analytics? Adi Gaskell introduces the automated approach to hiring and firing

A recent UK government report revealed that the viral spread of digital technology has meant we often have multiple identities. When it comes to our workplace identity though, beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder, or in the case of your career, in the eye of your boss....

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  What rating will your performance get? A recent UK government report revealed that the viral spread of digital technology has meant we often have multiple identities. When it comes to our workplace identity though, beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder, or in...
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  Management numbers – part 6 74% of European employees polled trusted their manager...
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  Management numbers – part 5 37% of graduates are “very satisfied” with their career three years after leaving higher education. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency. The data reflects opinions of 2006/07 leavers 80% of UK workers say they get to use their strengths at work,...
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  People power back up business agenda As organisations come to terms with the reverberations of the global recession, business leaders appear to be changing their priorities in the quest for growth....
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  Management numbers – part 4 22% of people who disclosed a mental health problem to their boss were later sacked, says research from Mind. Of the 2,006 people surveyed, 516 had experienced a mental health problem while in employment, and 294 had told their boss....
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  Management numbers – part 3 15% of jobseekers have been reduced to tears by a job interview, monster.co.uk has found, with interviewer arrogance most commonly cited (by 62%). More than 3,000 people took part in the April 2011 research. Read our guide on how to...
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  Management numbers – part 2 49% of HR business leaders say their firms are held back by a lack of fresh talent. Bersin & Associates’ Q1 2011 TalentWatch® survey also unearthed that nearly half of all organisations say they find it hard to fill key...
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  Management by numbers – part 1 22.8% of workers in the UK are unhappy with their job...
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  The Pensions time bomb The pensions time bomb is one of the biggest challenges for society – and now for employers. The new pensions duty means you and your organisation will have to make contributions to your workers’ future in coming years. ...
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  Our 2011 salary survey: because you’re worth it Some managers have become used to their pay being static. The pay rises of managers in organisations with revenues of between £25m and £124m reflect those of the country as a whole. And their pay rise over the past year...