Recruitment and retention shown to be the biggest challenge facing large corporates - GRiD

Looking at 100 large corporates

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A view of the business landscape from a HR perspective

HR decision makers at larger businesses say that recruiting and retaining talent is the biggest challenge their organisation currently faces, according to new research undertaken by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for the group risk protection sector.  Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD commented: "The battle for talent has always been closely fought among larger employers, and with high employment and continuing pressure for increased productivity and growth, it's not going to get any easier." Key challenges faced by UK businesses according to HR decision makers...

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