People on the move/September

Sodexo UK and Ireland’s HR director, Natalie Bickford, has been promoted to HR director for Sodexo Europe, and will start her new role this month.

Youth unemployment 1: Commons committee puts Government policy under the microscope

The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has released an independent report on Youth unemployment and the Youth Contract today.

NHS Employers’ boss named Most Influential Practitioner 2012

NHS Employers’ director Dean Royles was last night unveiled as the UK’s most influential HR practitioner, while 2011’s most influential thinker Dave Ulrich (pictured) and practitioner David Fairhurst...

Apprentices are vital in widening the pool of IT talent

For companies in the IT sector – and across all sectors with a significant number of IT workers – apprenticeships are moving rapidly from nice-to-have to must-have.

Claridge’s launch tonight for this year's Most Influential rankings

HR magazine unveils the 2012 HR Most Influential ranking at a prestigious event at Claridge’s Hotel tonight.

Join industry leaders at the first HR magazine conference on 28 November

For the first time, HR magazine is gathering together leaders in the field of excellence in HR, for one day, under one roof, to share how they achieved strategic greatness through their people...

Interview with Ella Bennett, HR director UK and Ireland at Fujitsu

Earlier this year, Ella Bennett’s CEO told her in her appraisal that he could understand for the first time in his career exactly how HR directly contributed to the bottom line of the business.

HR needs to ascend to the strategic engine room

The ongoing climate of economic austerity has changed the world of work, fundamentally altering the priorities and methods of organisations as they struggle to thrive, or even just to survive. That...

Interview with Alison Quirk, VP and chief HR and citizenship officer at State Street

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UK Mail appoints Sarah Maddox as HR director

Sarah Maddox has joined UK Mail as HR director, bringing with her 30 years of experience

HR teams should ‘back up’ the knowledge bank

Specialists with accumulated technical knowledge are an asset to organisations, especially those in sectors where such expertise is at the core of business.

Miriam O’Reilly vs the BBC

The BBC bit off more than it could chew when it dropped Miriam O'Reilly (pictured) from Countryfile. A tribunal found Auntie guilty of age discrimination – and O'Reilly hasn't let it forget the fact.