This month Investors in People moves to a new home - the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. But it's the changes behind the scenes that matter most.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is set to increase in 2010, but failure to address human capital issues could damage the chances of achieving maximum value.

NorthgateArinso is to strengthen its global position with plans to acquire the HR management division of US provider Convergys.

One of the key success factors for Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury will be how it maintains Cadbury's brand values and intrinsically British identity.

ADP, the provider of outsourced HR, payroll, employment screening, and time and attendance services, announced the acquisition of OneClickHR this morning.

Pensions and employee benefits provider Xafinity has been acquired by Advent International.

Cadbury, which employs 4,500 employees in the UK, has admitted job cuts are an 'inevitability', after Kraft finally secured a takeover bid for the 186-year old company after months of wrangling.

Towers Watson & Co has completed the merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt.

The Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) has acquired HSBC Actuaries and Consultants (HACL) in the hope of increasing its expertise in the employee benefits market.

Xchanging and FirstCare have formed a strategic alliance to offer enhanced absence management services in the HR services market.

Adecco Group UK & Ireland has acquired Spring Group in a move that will see Spring's chief executive Peter Searle take control of Adecco's UK & Ireland businesses as CEO and sit on the Adecco Group's...

Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt will combine in a merger of equals to form a new, publicly-listed company called Towers Watson & Co.