Government considers Tata intervention

Tata Steel may struggle to find a buyer for UK loss-making business without government assistance

Will 900,000 jobs really be lost to the NLW and apprenticeship levy?

HRDs speak on the British Retail Consortium's announcement that 900,000 retail jobs will be lost over the next 10 years

HR: Will a robot take your job?

With job loss from automation an increasing concern, how safe are HR roles from the rise of the robots?

Royal Dutch Shell plans 2,800 job cuts

Royal Dutch Shell plans to cut about 2,800 jobs after its takeover of BG Group is completed in 2016

Personal liability for redundancy breaches

Collective redundancy consultation just got a lot more serious on a personal level for directors and senior managers

HP to cut 30,000 jobs

The technology giant is to shed 30,000 jobs as part of a restructure

B&Q to close 60 stores in the next two years

B&Q has announced the closure of 60 stores in the UK and Ireland over the next two years.

Where next for collective consultation?

Collective consultation may be about to change. Again. We examine the effect these changes could have on the redundancy process.

What happens when the administrator is called?

Recent high-profile examples of companies going into administration such as Woolworths and Phones 4u has brought the process into the public consciousness. It causes distress to the workforce, and...

RBS to axe 30,000 jobs in restructure

Up to 30,000 jobs are set to go at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), according to reports.

BBC pay-off row: Adams under fire for offering outgoing top brass “sweeteners”

Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams has told MPs she occasionally offered financial “sweeteners” to push senior executives “out of the door” during a tense session of the Public Accounts Committee’s...

BBC HR director urged to step down over severance payments scandal

BBC HR director Lucy Adams came under fire from MPs yesterday over how BBC senior staff were given large pay-outs that often breached the corporations own guidelines.