In demand HR directors can earn 140,000-plus

<p>HR professionals salaries are exceeding 140,000, according to a new FSS salary survey. </p><p>It finds that wages in both the public and private sector will be competitive as the war for talent...

Employees seek alternatives to pensions

<p>More than a third of UK workers want the option of saving into a non-pensions savings account, according to a new report by Towers Perrin.</p> <p>The study reveals that younger workers are most...

HR freelancers most charitable

<p>Freelance HR professionals offer the most generous discounts to third sector organisations, compared to workers in other professions.</p> <p>According to a new Peoplecharity.com survey, 40% of HR...

Finance at your fingertips

If HR people want to make a business case for what they do, they have to present it in the language CEOs understand. Stefan Stern reports on the growing need for financial literacy

Another day, another 1m loss

The efficiencies promised by the British Steel/Koninklijke Hoogovens merger have failed to materialise. Roger Trapp reports

Time is running out for M&S to come up with the goods

Troubled retailer Marks & Spencer is to give executive chairman Luc Vandevelde his full 650,000 bonus this year. Hes just completed a year in the job and the sum was originally to be paid against the...