Sixth Edition of the European HR Barometer to be Released on 9 March

LONDON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of the sixth edition of the European HR Barometer will be released on 9 March at a seminar hosted by the Representation of the European Commission in Brussels and organised by the European Club for HR and Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON).

The new trends emerging from the HR leaders survey will be presented by Leonardo Sforza, the author of the study. Luc Luyten, member of the board of Bel Fromageries, and Peter van Spaandong, HR director for Ardagh Group will comment on this year's results from both a board and an HR operations perspective. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with speakers and share their views on the evolving HR landscape in Europe. Pre-Registration is required.

About the Research

The study, carried out by Aon Hewitt on behalf of the European Club for human resources (EChr), highlights the new perspectives of HR leaders on their policy priorities, practices and concerns.

This year's edition involved the participation of 52 leading organisations employing more than 2.2 million people in total and generating annual revenues in excess of 400 billion euros. The respondents encompassed 13 nationalities and in the majority of cases are VPs of HR or board members with HR responsibility.

About Aon Hewitt

Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human resource consulting and outsourcing solutions. The company partners with organisations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance. Aon Hewitt designs, implements, communicates and administers a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation and talent management strategies. With more than 29,000 professionals in 90 countries, Aon Hewitt makes the world a better place to work for clients and their employees. For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit http://www.aonhewitt.com.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital solutions and outsourcing. Through its more than 59,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to deliver distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally in over 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary 2007-2010, best reinsurance intermediary 2006-2010, best captives manager 2009-2010, and best employee benefits consulting firm 2007-2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.

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