Social media is becoming a critical part of the recruitment and employee engagement tool kit as major organisations adapt to the digital age.

As an HR director, you and your colleagues have a well-defined organisational recruitment strategy in place, which serves to set the tone, the volume and the specifics for new hires. Right?

Social media can be a useful business tool but has its downsides in the workplace. These sites can not only cause distractions at work but also potentially cause damage to any business’ reputation. ...

Policing social media does nothing for an organisation’s strategy while recruiters can use it to their advantage, chief HR and corporate officer, Shell, Hugh Mitchell (pictured) warns.

Employees' workplace privacy is being invaded by increased use of social media, according to a survey published today by security software firm AVG technologies.

Around 14% of the UK workforce spend almost half of their time on the Internet for personal use, according to research published by networking and communications company K3 Managed Services.

The decision of the High Court in Smith vs Trafford Housing Trust – where a Christian demoted for Facebook comments against gay marriage won his case – highlights once again the growing importance of...

"If you are looking to employ a manager to start working at your company in four weeks' time, you're starting a year too late," says Pete Crosby, chief sales officer of Viadeo.

Industry leaders remain in disagreement over the use of social media for staff learning and development.

KFC is investigating the use of social networking sites for recruiting staff in a bid to further develop its hiring strategy.

HR decision- makers are using online social networking more and more for business purposes.

If you want to do business you cannot afford to ignore social networking sites like Twitter.