Public-sector HRDs on 150,000 or more will need Treasury approval, said the Government before Christmas.
Should businesses be offering benefits to staff who no longer work for them? Peter Crush reveals how an increasing number of HRDs are treating ex-staff just as well as existing ones.
The likes of Google keep their workers pepped up by piping out tunes, but opinion is divided on the benefits of playing music in the office.
Cadbury, which employs 4,500 employees in the UK, has admitted job cuts are an 'inevitability', after Kraft finally secured a takeover bid for the 186-year old company after months of wrangling.
As HRD of Aviva, John Ainley's people strategies are driven by the rebranding of the insurance company and the over-arching 'One Aviva' mantra that applies to customers and staff.
Peter Crush talks to Dame Kelly Holmes about her new charity, which aims to convince HR directors that retired sportspeople can transfer their winning attributes to the business arena.
The BBC publicly unveiled its state-of-the-art training Academy last night, complete with a mission to launch its own qualifications, and to train not just BBC employees, but employees in the rest of...
More employees (31%) would rather see their organisations maintain budgets for CSR/volunteering activities than cut back in the short term to preserve jobs (19%). This is the surprising but somewhat...
Sainsbury's has responded to yesterday's story, that its bonus structure "bears no correlation to its stated CSR credentials".
HRD Stephen Battalia knew his job could be on the line if his leadership training project failed to produce the 'winning behaviours' needed to get the Kit Kat maker back on track.
Cisco takes remote working to new levels - staff communicate more via webcams or Skype from home than they do face to face at work.
If you are reading this on 1 December, you might not be aware today is World Aids Day. The day after tomorrow is International Day of Disabled Persons, the day after that is Carers Rights Day, while...
