Recruitment agency chain Reed is celebrating 50 years in the business. The father and son duo who run it reflect on half a century of change in the industry.
When Peter Crush travelled to war-torn Afghanistan to interview office workers-turned Army reservists, little did he know he was about to experience a life-threatening situation himself.
Specially-commissioned research by HR magazine and Simplyhealth finds HRDs want to do more to understand the ROI of their healthcare benefits spend, but they are not being pushed hard enough to by...
As part of its sponsorship of the GB cycling squad and to promote the benefits of cycling, Sky encouraged staff participation in the gruelling L'Etape du Tour event as a health and engagement tool.
When Aviva, the world's fifth-largest insurance company, decided to re-enter the health cash plans market last November (it offers 100% reimbursement for the two most popular claims - dental and...
TNT Express's UK HRD, Sue Barnes, and head of people development, Malcolm Pickup, have a refreshingly simple view of HR. It involves new ways of looking at common HR issues to tackle change, as Peter...
CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has found that identity fraud in the workplace and the disclosure of customer data to third parties has increased by 31% and doubled respectively over the...
A year-long 'skills passport' pilot tested by seven NHS trusts has received ringing endorsement by sector skills council Skills for Health, in what is hoped could lead to a full national rollout.
"Thanks for the reminder I won't be around forever," laughs Sir Richard Branson.
Just as Symantec's products destroy malevolent PC viruses, its HR vice president, Clive Bunyan, does much the same with HR policies that the company has inherited from its acquisitions - but only the...
This book is better at explaining what motivation is than how to improve it, says Sean Howard, vice-president of SHL. But it provides great support and reference points for improving people...
Personal Brand Essence and The Magic BlackBerry
