In tough times even the most progressive companies can become blinkered. All too often they seek the quickest and easiest ways of 'improving efficiency', which by and large means knee-jerk job cuts...
The mobile phone giant's new reward strategy is to pay employees for giving good customer service rather than awarding commission for individual sales.
The NHS needs to focus on building great leaders at all levels in the organisation if it is to reduce the impact on patient care of cost cuts of up 10 billion.
Maria Miller, shadow minister for children, schools and families, has hit out at former minister for Europe Caroline Flint's remarks that female MPs were seen as "window dressing".
Financial know-how and creativity are the dominant characteristics of the HR practitioners and thinkers who just failed to make it into this year's Most Influential ranking. Among those 'bubbling...
Our readers have spoken, and in the most in-depth investigation of its kind ever undertaken, have revealed who they consider to be the most influential names in HR in 2009. Sian Harrington examines...
In a bid to discover what defines leadership in HR, we asked leading HR directors to complete the Profiles XT psychometric survey. The results are highly revealing, writes Sian Harrington.
Virtual working is still not being adopted successfully by businesses, despite cost and environmental benefits.
After a day of cogitation, altercation and mediation - as befits a group of 11 opinionated HR directors - this year's HR Excellence Awards judges have reached agreement on the shortlist for the HR...
HR magazine asked the Metropolitan Police Service's HR director Martin Tiplady about some of the issues facing HR departments in the current climate, and here is what he said.
Companies must ensure equality does not "slide down the top table agenda" during the recession, HR directors and diversity champions were warned yesterday.
Increasing diversity in the Metropolitan Police is essential to making it more accountable, says HR director Martin Tiplady.
