Dedicated in-house fleet managers are apparently becoming an endangered species in the private sector as companies increasingly outsource the function.
In November last year, 40 prominent business leaders from organisations as diverse as Sainsbury’s, the NHS and BAE Systems signed an open letter to the Times.
Last year, Vicky lost her job as an HR consultant in a department restructure. “It was a brutal process,” she says. “I was already looking for a new role, but this made my search more urgent and less...
HR directors can become obsessed with retaining their best talent at all costs.
A woolly or paternalistic approach to employee benefits won’t cut the mustard at most businesses today.
During this summer of abundant sporting events, there has been a degree of concern about staff pulling sickies.
Difficult economic conditions have created workforce challenges across both the private and public sectors. Managers are under pressure to accomplish more with fewer resources and the battle for...
In an era of high fuel costs, pressure to reduce CO2 emissions and duty-of-care concerns regarding employee safety, employers are arguably under greater pressure than ever to find effective...
Outsourcing has attracted plenty of controversy over the years. To some, BPO (business process outsourcing) may as well read OMG, as it summons up negative connotations such as service cuts, budget...
In challenging economic times, amid market volatility, certainties are thin on the ground. But when the going is tough, one thing we can be sure of is that employers will need to maximise the return...
Wrecked and heading for the scrapyard, or cruising along smoothly in top gear? Of late, it has been hard to get a handle on the general health or otherwise of company car schemes, but despite some...
The recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) market has enjoyed healthy growth over the past couple of years. North America accounts for over half of all RPO adoption, but there are signs that Europe is...
