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An overview of news, trends and research in Human Resources consulting in the UK:

Gartner recognises Crunchr as Cool Vendor in HCM Crunchr, a suite of HR analytics solutions from consulting firm Focus Orange, has been recognised as a ‘Cool Vendor’ by Gartner in its 2015 Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management (HCM) report./
11 May 2015
Towers Watson acquires HR firm Saville Consulting Professional services firm Towers Watson has acquired international assessment firm Saville Consulting for £42 million. The deal strengthens Towers Watson’s leadership and talent management offering with the addition of Saville
05 May 2015
SSE asks PwC to quantify the value of its human capital The human capital of UK energy company SSE is valued at £3.4 billion, or £173,000 per head, research by PwC shows. The research, which was commissioned by SSE to get a better understanding of the significance of its employees to the bus
29 April 2015
Forced CEO exits cost large companies 112 billion By reducing the number of forced turnovers in CEOs in the world’s largest companies, $60 billion a year in additional value can be added, finds a new report from Strategy&. As it stands forced out CEOs cost companies an average of $1.8 bi
23 April 2015
Aon: Employee engagement linked to insight of rewards The overall engagement level of employees is strongly linked to the perception of their total rewards package offered by their employer, research by Aon Hewitt shows.
22 April 2015
ACE: European managers embracing autonomous teams Executives in Europe are increasingly looking at agile management and leadership models to ensure their organisation is up and ready to deal with the new, fast-paced reality of the marketplace. New research from Allied Consultants Europe unveils th
21 April 2015
BCG: Good leadership and talent management pays off Companies with strong leadership and talent management, ‘talent magnets’, outperform those with poor management ‘talent laggards’, and are expected to increase their revenue and profits much faster, research by BCG shows.&nb
20 April 2015
NHS selects IBM to boost electronic staff record system IBM has been selected by the Department of Health in England to transform and improve the Electronic Staff Record System of the National Health Service in England and Wales. To do so, the firm will provide increased mobile access and new s
14 April 2015
EY: Power & Utilities firms losing ground in diversity The Power and Utilities industry is losing ground when it comes to the number of women in the boardroom, research by EY shows, with the number now at 17%.
13 April 2015
Strategy&: Human capital high on Middle East agenda Middle Eastern firms can lure the best and brightest, if only they implement the right strategies, comment Strategy& senior advisors Joe Saddi, George Sarraf and James Thomas. One of the greatest challenges facing the Middle East i
09 April 2015
UK managers earn 3.3 times more than employees The pay disparity between lower level workers and senior managers has increased in every region worldwide since the start of the global recession, with the UK no exception.
25 March 2015
6 consulting firms contribute to HR Tech Europe London Yesterday the ‘HR Tech Europe’ congress kicked off in London. The event is expected to host more than 1.
25 March 2015
Eastern Europe leads the way for women to the top Eastern European countries are leading the way in appointing female top executives, research by Grant Thornton shows, with Russia, where 40% of senior management roles are held by women, leading the
23 March 2015
CGI conducts Training Needs Analysis for UK MoD The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has hired CGI to assist it with the transformation of the education and training infrastructure for British Army Signallers*. The consulting firm will conduct an assessment of training needs and provide recommendati
19 March 2015
Deloitte: Employee engagement #1 HR challenge Culture and employee engagement are the most important issue facing organisations, research by Deloitte shows, with 8 out of 10 citing lack of employee engagement as their top challenge. According to the firm, the rise of the issue underlines the n
17 March 2015
Female role advancing in GCC family businesses Female participation in governance positions of a business has been shown to have positive results not only for diversity, but also for income growth.
12 March 2015
Kienbaum and Berenschot agree Benelux partnership Global consultancy firm Kienbaum has agreed a partnership deal with Berenschot, a management consultancy based in the Netherlands.
04 March 2015
BearingPoint: Actively managing staff leads to success Front-line managers play a decisive role in improving business performance with up to a 20% increase in recurring productivity to be gained through active management techniques, recent research from
19 February 2015
McKinsey: Top 4 leadership traits for business success The traits being ‘supportive’ and ‘results orientated’, as well as able to ‘see different perspectives’ and to ‘solve problems’ show high correlation with strong and effective leadership, a recently r
17 February 2015
BCG: Enculturation of the business diversity paradox Diversity within the business environment is a phenomenon in paradox – according to a recently released report by the B-Team in collaboration with BCG. While research shows that the correct management of cultural differences within an organis
16 February 2015
Aon Hewitt: 43 percent Millennials unhappy with boss Almost half of Millennials are set to be on the lookout for a new job in 2015, citing the lack of their current employers’ engagement with their need of a good work/home balance, employee recognition, loyalty and respect as reasons to look el
13 February 2015
Mercer: HR analytics helps tackling workforce tsunami In a recently released discussion from HR Directors Business Summit in Birmingham, Mercer’s HR Principal Julia Howes discusses comments made by her colleague Charlotte Harding at the World Economic Forum. She notes that HR data analytics will
12 February 2015
McKinsey: Capabilities training for business performance Well trained staff, up-to-date on the latest best practice and developed to deal with a wide range of situations, seem like ideal candidates. As part of the wider business performance, firms continue to invest in capability training for their staff
10 February 2015
Aon Hewitt acquires Workday consulting expert Kloud Aon Hewitt has acquired Kloud, one of Europe’s largest specialised Workday consultancy firms.
04 February 2015
Vitality and Mercer seeking Healthiest Company UK Vitality and consulting firm Mercer have launched 'Britain’s Healthiest Company', an initiative which aims at finding and celebrating organisations with the healthiest employees in the UK. The results of the challenge will
02 February 2015
Deloitte: Close social gap or risk losing out on talent Millennials are less interested in profit and personal financial gain over social improvement and self-development, a recent global survey by Deloitte finds. Tomorrow’s leaders are looking for the business they work for to have a social purpo
02 February 2015
Donna Bonfield and Jessica Bellingham join Reality HR Reality HR, a Basingstoke-based HR consultancy, has added two new professionals to its team: Donna Bonfield and Jessica Bellingham.
02 February 2015
KPMG pilots alternative to bell curve evaluation system Accounting and consulting giant KPMG is changing the way it evaluates its staff in India, in an experiment to see whether qualitative evaluations may be better suited than the traditional bell curve approach rooted within the industry. W
27 January 2015
AlixPartners expands human capital advisory offering Global consulting firm AlixPartners has launched a new practice which aims at helping companies recruit the right leaders for executive roles and manage their human capital transitions. The unit – named the ‘Leadership and Or
23 January 2015
Top 10 succession planning consultants in Singapore Consulting firms Hay Group, Mercer, Towers Watson and McKinsey & Company are among the top 10 succession planning consultants for HR and C-suite professionals in Singapore.
20 January 2015
Characteristics of a great Human Resources consultant In a recent article, Angela O’Connor, the CEO of the HR Lounge consultancy and former chief people officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency, revealed eight characteristics that in her view are key for being a great Human
07 January 2015
Oliver Wyman: Fix industry, not women, for diversity The number of female senior roles is the lowest in the financial services industry, with women less than half as likely as men to progress from a mid-level to a senior level position, concludes consu
05 January 2015

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