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 roles – up from 35% last year.

47% of UK-based international companies

manage succession planning globally, compared to 69% of organisations based in Western Europe or North America. This is the conclusion of Personnel Today and international HR software company Cezanne, which recently polled 200 professionals.

32% of UK organisations

have come under a cyber-attack in the past 12 months, with 12% of companies losing confidential information.

84%

of those who had to activate crisis plans said they reduced disruption. 77% said the cost of the plans is offset by the benefits they bring.

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