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

Mercer: Maternity benefits have increased significantly In the last 10 years, employees worldwide have witnessed a significant increase in maternity benefit generosity, according to a new research from consulting firm Mercer.
02 October 2014
Accenture warns for shortage of Big Data professionals According to new research by consulting firm Accenture, a scarcity of Big Data talent poses one of the main challenges for companies to effectively develop, deploy and manage Big Data. The research from consulting firm
30 September 2014
Towers Watson: Performance based pay still lacking The recent Global Workforce Study by consulting firm Towers Watson shows that even though pay is seen by both employees and employers as a key driver to attract and retain talent, clear linkages betw
29 September 2014
Slalom Consulting partners with culture firm RoundPegg Global consulting firm Slalom Consulting has agreed a strategic partnership with RoundPegg, a U.S. firm specialised in assessing and monitoring a company’s culture.
26 September 2014
Aon Hewitt: Bonus schemes in Europe back on track According to recent research by Aon Hewitt, bonus schemes are back on track and some companies are even increasing their payments made.
23 September 2014
Hay Group: Succession planning key for oil industry The Oil and Gas industry faces the risk of a dry-up of leadership talent due to a lack of succession planning and a too big a focus on short term business goals. This is concluded by consulting firm Hay Group in its ‘Enhancing your leadership
22 September 2014
Mercer: UK has 2nd lowest number of public holidays For employees looking for much time off, the UK is probably one of the least attractive places to work.
15 September 2014
4 consulting firms nominated for Recruitment Awards On November 20, 2014, the third edition of the In-House Recruitment Awards are organised in London, the UK. The awards are given to in-house recruitment teams or professionals that have demonstrated best practice performance. Among the nominees are
15 September 2014
Lippincott buys San Francisco firm Bonfire Communications Global branding firm Lippincott has acquired Bonfire Communications, a U.S. agency that specialises in employee engagement and internal communications. As part of the deal, all of the roughly 20 consultants of Bonfire Communications will
12 September 2014
12 consulting firms contribute to HR Tech Europe Amsterdam On 23 and 24 October 2014 the ‘HR Tech Europe Amsterdam 2014’ congress will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event is expected to host more than 2.000 executives and HR-professionals, making it the largest technology-driven
09 September 2014
Hay Group: Engineering industry must improve diversity A recent survey from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reveals that the engineering sector lags in the area of diversity. Since 2008, the proportion of female engineers has remained at just 6%, and even more worrying, nearly half
04 September 2014
Aon Hewitt: Variable pay reaches record level in US Variable pay schemes have reached an record-high level in the U.S., concludes a new research from Aon Hewitt, reconfirming the shift in the talent management space from fixed to variable pay.
03 September 2014
Marsh: TPA requires strategic partnership approach To truly have a successful claims administration program, organizations need to actively collaborate with their Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) and view the relationship as a strategic partnership
03 September 2014
Mercer: Companies increasingly using flexible benefits Companies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) are increasingly offering their employees flexible benefits, concludes a new research from consulting firm Mercer.
27 August 2014
Mercer: Performance Management M&A must improve Organisations can improve the results of their mergers and acquisitions (M&A) if they pay more attention to performance management.
20 August 2014
Booz Allen sues Deloitte for stealing proprietary data US consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is in the process of suing competitor Deloitte Consulting, accusing the Big 4 firm of stealing proprietary information.
18 August 2014
BDO: Demand for talent at highest level since 1998 The war for talent is quickly picking up, according to a new research report from accounting- and consulting firm BDO. Hiring intentions among UK businesses have risen so strongly over the past months,&
13 August 2014
HR Solutions and Peritus HR merge and rebrand as Reality HR Two Basingstoke-based HR firms – HR Solutions and Peritus HR – have merged and rebranded as Reality HR.
09 June 2014
Resources: LinkedIn increasingly important for jobhunters A generation ago, job ads were the way to find jobs. Then it was online advertising boards.
06 February 2014
Competitor analysis Human Capital Strategy market Deloitte Consulting, BCG, PwC, Mercer and IBM are internationally the leading players in the field of 'Human Capital Strategy Consulting'.
03 June 2013
Deloitte: Big Data makes recruitment process more effective 'Big Data' has now also entered the world of recruitment. According to a study by Deloitte, organizations and recruitment firms save money when they apply analytics and data on their search and selection processes. p
04 April 2013
Altran launches TV programme aimed at recruitment This year Altran has set the target to hire more than 6,000 new engineers and technical consultants. Of the new recruits, 2,200 will be hired in France and the remainder will join the consulting firm acr
21 March 2013
Accenture wins global HR BPO assignment Unilever Accenture has won a large five-year HR business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with Unilever. More than 130,000 Unilever employees, spread over 100 countries, will in the coming years make use of Accenture's HR servic
09 January 2013
Alvarez and Marsal entering HR consulting market Financial advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has decided to enter the HR consulting market. In the US, Alvarez & Marsal recently launched the division ‘Executive Benefits Consulting’, a serv
08 January 2013
Deloitte Consulting buys HR analytics office Bersin Deloitte Consulting has bought Bersin & Associates, a HR advisory firm that specializes in HR benchmarking and analytics. Bersin & Associates will be integrated into the HR advi
07 January 2013
Hackett: Directors dissatisfied with talent management Global business leaders are "ighly dissatisfied with level and quality of support they receive from HR on talent management issues. The alarming conclusion comes from a report from The Hackett Group, an intern
15 November 2012
Aon, Booz and Mercer: Chief Culture Officer more important The Chief Culture Officer (CCO) is becoming an increasingly important asset for companies. And as a result, more companies are appointing someone to keep an eye on their culture. This is evident from recent “Point of Views” of a href="/fir
27 September 2012
Roland Berger: Half of needed savings at banks are HR related In the coming 3 years banks in Europe will have to realize massive savings of €40 to €70 billion. As a result, banks are quickly trying to identify cost saving areas and implementing massive cost reduction programs. The key question is: where
28 August 2012
Hay Group: HR is not a strategic business partner yet Human resource professionals are making slow strides in becoming strategic business partners within their organizations, according to the new research 'Next Generation HR' from global management consulting firm Hay Group.
02 July 2012
The Netherlands has the happiest employees in the world Dutch workers are overall the happiest workers in the world and Italians are the most miserable, according to the Happiness Index of advisory firm ONS in cooperation with the Wall Street Journal. More than 2,000 workers across 80 countries in 30 se
19 March 2012
Hackett: Offshore outsourcing risks millions of jobs Offshore outsourcing in information technology, finance and other back office functions such as human resources has cut 1.1 million jobs since 2008 and will result in another 1.
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