Compulsory quotas for women in the boardroom are a key way forward, according to a poll of women’s business networks, carried out by leadership consultancy, White Water Group.
Reducing consultation rights during collective redundancy exercises could cost jobs, damage workforce morale and increase unemployment, the TUC has warned.
The UK is leading the way in Europe with regards to how employees view work-life priorities, according to global research from Robert Half International.
A new association dedicated to the employment issues of Church of England (CoE) has been launched by trade union by Unite.
Competition between NHS hospitals improves their efficiency and can save significant amounts of money, but allowing NHS hospitals to compete against private providers has not produced the same...
With International Woman’s Day on 8 March 2012, and the EU committed to improving the number of women on executive boards, Mercer has revealed the ratio of senior executives and managers that were...
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into a partnership with the Faculty of Laws at UCL (University College London) to provide two scholarships per year for law students from socially...
There is a perception gap between the skills employers are looking for from prospective employees and the skills jobseekers believe to be important, according to Learndirect.
They challenge our thinking, they develop our industry and they – it is to be hoped – bring the brightest and the best recruits into our profession. HR academics, we salute you.
Beauty company Avon Cosmetics has appointed Michelle Parczuk as HR executive director for the UK and Republic of Ireland
Despite rising unemployment, the last quarter has seen pay intentions reach their highest level since spring 2009, according to a survey of 1,000 employers, commissioned by the CIPD.
Amaury Houdart has become director of HR for Steria Group, a European IT-enabled business services provider.
