This year the HR community dealt with pay freezes, redundancies, swine flu, bonuses and budgets - plus HR took on Sir Alan Sugar. But what were the top stories you were clicking on HRmagazine.co.uk in 2009?

We brought you news of the burning issues in the HR sector

Swine flu: Employers could face fines for not protecting staff from the virus

HR is under threat of disappearing as a separate function

New Acas code of practice should make it easier to deal with disciplinary and grievance issues

High Court rules in favour of default retirement age of 65

Recession causes employers to reconsider childcare provision

Employee engagement is the key to innovation and competitiveness, says MacLeod Review

The impact of extending the right to request flexible working

Coping with the cost of sickness absence: the impact of Stringer v HMRC

Changes to maternity and paternity leave could prove costly for Government and employers

HR salaries see double digit rises

We kept you up to date with which organisations were losing staff and which were recruiting

Clocking out: Who's making job losses this week?

Clocking in: Who's hiring this week?

We celebrated the achievements of the HR industry

Dave ja vu: Dave Ulrich and McDonald's David Fairhurst voted HR magazine's most influential

HR Excellence Awards 2009: BT's Caroline Waters awarded HR director of the year

The Top Employers for working families in the UK

And these are some of the more unusual stories in the HR world this year

Paula Watch: HR manager Paula Jones gets fired from The Apprentice

The Naked Office: Employee engagement through nudity?

Wanted: CEO to facilitate extra marital affairs on dating website

Appointment of two zombies and a witch improve employment statistics

Sex with the boss is the preferred career development route for some workers

Employee dismissed for answering the call of nature in public loses his case in tribunal

Strathclyde Police's diversity drive harnesses the power of the force by recruiting 10 Jedi knights