HR magazine launches scheme to give HRDs a voice in the boardroom

Steve Tappin, personal confidant to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 CEOs, and Wayne Clarke, one of the founders of Best Companies, which produces the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for ranking, have...

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A rise in employers using social media for internal communications, Towers Watson research finds

Social media is increasingly being used by employers to communicate and build communities with their staff, according to research published by Towers Watson.

A quarter of HR departments are 'ineffective', say senior HR professionals

A quarter of senior HR professionals have labelled their HR function as ineffective, according to research published today from management consultancy firm, Orion partners.

One week left to vote for HR director of the year at the 2013 HR Excellence Awards

It has been a challenging 12 months, but HR directors have risen to that challenge – and none more so than the 10 heads of HR shortlisted in this year’s HR Excellence Awards, which this year has...

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Why social media should have no place in social HR

According to some influential sources, 2013 is set to be the ‘year of social HR’, signalling the tipping point where social media becomes an all-pervasive part of recruitment, HR and company culture.

Should employers vet the social media accounts of potential employees?

Last month Kent police’s youth police and crime commissioner, Paris Brown, was pressured into stepping down a week after being hired. The reason: the 17-year-old had tweeted homophobic and racist...

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Time to nominate the Most Influential HR directors and thinkers in 2013

HR magazine is calling for nominations for this year's HR's Most Influential ranking, the definitive list of the most influential directors and thinkers in the HR world.

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Why internal branding is key to staff satisfaction

The job market may have been in ?turmoil for the ?past few years, but ?talented employees know that if they don’t feel valued by the organisation they work for, it’s still possible to move somewhere...

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Join our pioneering programme to boost HR in the boardroom

HR magazine has tied up with Steve Tappin, personal confidant to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 CEOs, and Wayne Clarke, one of the founders of Best Companies to Work For, to launch a pioneering boardroom...

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Should employers vet the social media accounts of potential employees?

Last month Kent police’s new youth police and crime commissioner, Paris Brown, was pressured into stepping down a week after being hired. The reason: the 17-year-old had tweeted homophobic and racist...

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Nominations open for HR Most Influential 2013

HR magazine would like to hear who you think has been the most influential person in the field of people strategy over the past 12 months.

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Employers must develop a social media strategy that does more than push corporate messages

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