The outgoing boss of Barclays Bank, John Varley, defies the stereotypical image of greedy, uncaring bankers. He is as happy to talk about equality as equity markets.
Youth unemployment is costing the UK economy 48 million per week, according to new research published yesterday by youth charity, The Prince's Trust.
Equal pay groups are said to be "dismayed" at the Government's U-turn changing its original plan to force companies to disclose their gender pay difference. Now they will only make such requirements...
Half of businesses still fail to measure the business impact of their learning programmes, according to ESI, a subsidiary of learning provider Informa.
Interims are ditching working for cost-cutting large corporations in favour of more exciting smaller businesses that are growing.
In her first interview since taking on her new role, Christine Reed, the newly appointed HR director of Local Government Shared Services (the shared service venture set up by Cambridgeshire and...
Seventeen per cent fewer businesses went bust in October 2010 than in the same month last year, according to figures released yesterday by Experian.
Research by e-learning provider SkillSoft has found it is time, not money, that companies are failing to devote enough to when it comes to learning.
HR magazine has discovered that little more than a third (38%) of BBC employees believe senior leaders communicate their strategies effectively, while just 45% of staff feel BBC executives behave in a...
Food and Drink Federation HR director Angela Coleshill is on a mission to avert a skills shortage in food manufacturing.
Ten years ago BMW pulled the plug on Rover, selling the loss-making car group to the Phoenix consortium for 10. Harry Dunlevy, HRD at the time, gives his version of the events that marked a major...
Strong opinions were expressed by the HRDs taking part in a roundtable debate on leadership, hosted by the Institute of Leadership and Management.
