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Does the new BBC director general need ‘renaissance talents’?

Rob Davies, 16 May 2012

Since current BBC director general Mark Thompson announced his resignation in March, there has been a...

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Ruling on retirement: 'a major disappointment for older workers and seriously flawed'

Michael Connolly, 14 May 2012

In a highly publicised ruling last month, the Supreme Court made it relatively straightforward for employers...

'CSHR make a difference': When charity begins at work

Jan Levy, 11 May 2012

Walk past the HQ of an investment bank in London a few weeks ago and you might have noticed something...

Queen's Speech 2012 analysis: Employers and staff will have to go through conciliation before tribunals, to reduce legislative burden

David Woods, 10 May 2012

The enterprise bill, confirmed yesterday in the Queen’s Speech, will encourage employers and employees...

Queen's Speech 2012 analysis: public sector body urges Government to rethink pension change proposals

David Woods, 10 May 2012

The Government must “urgently rethink” its plans to make changes to the NHS Pension Scheme following...

Queen's Speech 2012 analysis: diversity campaigners pleased with shared parental leave proposals but urge Government to go further

David Woods, 10 May 2012

The Queen’s speech yesterday confirmed Government plans to introduce a the children and families bill,...

Queen's Speech 2012 analysis: success of executive pay proposals 'remain to be seen'

David Woods, 10 May 2012

The Government confirmed yesterday in the Queen’s Speech it would propose a bill would to make shareholder...

Grading 2.0: next-generation job levelling in HR departments

Chris Charman, 08 May 2012

Job evaluation, grading or job levelling has been with us for a long time. Although its relative importance...

Aviva HR department accidentally sends exit email to 1,300 staff – what are the legal ramifications?

Beth Hale, 08 May 2012

There were red faces in the HR department at Aviva earlier this month when an exit email intended for...

Tackling the challenges that matter for learning and development

Anna Marie Detert , 03 May 2012

KPMG recently completed its second annual Business Leaders survey, Succeeding in a Changing World (SiCW)....

Corporate manslaughter- a worst case scenario for employers

Martin Barnard, 03 May 2012

Last year saw the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and...

Dismantling the glass ceiling is slow, but organisations can speed things up

Fiona Dent , 02 May 2012

At the end of the 1990s, the first woman chief executive was appointed at a FTSE 100 firm and it seemed...

Evolution of HR: is the profession on the verge of dramatic transformation – or extinction?

David Woods, 01 May 2012

The myth of the axolotl is one of nature’s most fascinating.

Food and Drink Federation: why it's up to employers to make a commitment to staff health

Barbara Gallani, 27 Apr 2012

Health and wellbeing in the workplace has moved up the boardroom agenda quite notably in the past few...

Neither governments nor corporations can operate as silos; they must cooperate to resolve economic woes

Nandita Gurjar, 26 Apr 2012

The latest unemployment rates for the UK are chilling – 8.4% of the UK population is now unemployed...

From quango to corporate: interview with Phil Day, HRD at the Energy Savings Trust

David Woods, 26 Apr 2012

Two of the most prominent political hot potatoes of David Cameron’s coalition administration are to...

Restrictive covenants: are these always enforceable by the employer?

Katherine Maxwell, 26 Apr 2012

Restrictive covenants and non-solicitation clauses are unpopular with employees – and employers are...

HR Excellence Awards: The Royal College of Nursing, almost a year on from winning the Gold Award

Michael Saxton, 25 Apr 2012

Last June, the HR Excellence Awards celebrated, yet again, many pinnacles of achievement in HR, both...

Leadership and employee priorities need to change, as organisations head into the unknown

Todd Turner , 25 Apr 2012

The days of hiring people for a steady job, with a predictable workload, are over. In today’s organisations,...

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