Unemployment in the UK has fallen by 8,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to July, according to figures released this morning by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

This is despite employers saying they are increasingly cautious about their hiring intentions until the end of the year. Even in recessionary times all types of businesses require human resource management.

marcus evans Human Resources conferences, summits and training clearly reflect that need.

The focus on Human Resources functions as the driving force for an organisation is a crucial matter. Human Resources practitioners are faced with the challenge of keeping their Human Capital happy in order to retain them and sustaining the process throughout. An organisation will not flourish if you do not empower the employees, implement growth opportunities and give them more responsibility to allow them to prove their worth and capabilities. Various methods and strategies of managing diverse workforce is one other challenge that needs to be tackled as different cultures, attitudes, generations and religions might be difficult to manage when aiming for productivity.

marcus evans Human Resources conferences will host the Strategic Human Resource Management this week in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Key topics at this marcus evans Human Resources event are how to formulate suitable HR policies that would lead to the achievement of the organisation as well as the individual’s goals.

Identifying HR strategies to focus on the management of existing human capital development within an organisational context and integrating and accepting HR as a business partner in organisations to emphasize the importance of HR will also be explored.

Managing talent using the ‘Requisite Organisation’ concept, identifying transformational leadership and organisational transformation a major success for leadership visions and succession planning

As well as determining HR’s evolving role from a cost centre, to a profit centre in today’s context will also be key areas of this marcus evans Human Resources event.