Is Cadbury heading for a meltdown following the Kraft takeover?

It's six months since Irene Rosenfeld , CEO of Kraft, successfully bought Cadbury - and she still hasn't bothered to pay it a visit. And while there are positive signs the US-giant appears to take the...

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith to unveil plans to get unemployed back to work

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith will today unveil his plans for welfare reform, including removing barriers to the jobless returning to work.

Government is passing the sick as fit to work

On the day the Government is setting out plans to get more people off disability benefits, an investigation by the BBC has found two-thirds of people so far applying for the new Employment Support...

Ashridge report highlights organisational failings in leadership development and internal comms

New research published by Ashridge Business School shows organisations are failing to provide effective leadership development, internal communications and virtual working practices.

Staff expense fiddling tops 3.5 billion

Fraudulent expense claims cost British businesses more than 3.5 billion, with currency exchange company FairFX estimating the average employee claims 462 worth of personal spend as a business expense.

The workplace is a seething hotbed of promotion envy

A survey of more than 1,300 employees finds the office is dog-eat-dog after 34%, of employees in small businesses said that they would purposely sabotage a colleague's chances of a promotion, rising...

Outplacement services should be compulsory say public sector staff

As the public sector braces itself for across-the-board job cuts, of survey of public sector workers finds 85% of them want career transition services and CV/interview advice to be made compulsory.

National Policing Improvement Agency is good value for money says HR director

The National Policing Improvement Agency, which has been targeted by the coalition government's programme of immediate cuts, provides the taxpayer with good value for money, according to its head of...

Employees - and employers - should be careful when using social media

Employees are ever more frequently finding themselves in trouble as a result of their social media activities. Two weeks ago a tweeter was convicted of sending a menacing electronic communication and...

How local authorities can create leaner organisations

While the challenges facing the economy are well-known, recent unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics remind us of the stark reality of recession. The number of unemployed people...

HR in Whitehall to be simplified to allow fast implementation of Government's savings plans

HR functions across Whitehall are to be simplified in one of the first acts by the new joint Treasury-Cabinet Office group set up to ensure savings in Government happen quickly.

HR magazine launches website to celebrate Most Influential practitioners and thinkers in HR

HR magazine has launched a dedicated website for its annual ranking of the Most Influential practitioners and thinkers in the sector.