The proportion of women sitting on FTSE 100 boards has hit 20% for the first time, suggesting the UK might meet the Lord Davies target of 25% next year without quotas.
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As supply chains get longer and more global, should the onus be on HR to ensure that human rights are respected down the line?
TripAdvisor’s Julie Bradley had never run an HR department when she took on the HR director role with her appointment as CFO. But the combined functions leave her well placed to help the acquisitive...
To help promote top female talent, organisations need to “do more than mentor”, Ursula Brennan, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice, said yesterday.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged businesses to respond to the biggest survey ever attempted into women’s experiences of work.
Employers must encourage their staff to lead healthier lives, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has said, as research finds 650,000 call in sick every day.
Energy giant Npower has confirmed it is cutting 1,460 UK jobs in a major restructure.
The Government has confirmed that from 2015 new fathers will be able to share parental leave.
UK workers don’t think their managers know how to get the best out of their teams, according to research by benefits provider Edenred.
More than half (59%) of executives in financial services think gaps in employees’ knowledge are putting their firms at risk, an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report has found.
