Business needs to reconnect with society, says former Morrisons HRD

Business has become “disconnected” from society and must get back to its true purpose, according to former Morrisons HR director Norman Pickavance.

Linking CSR to reward strategy

When it comes to CSR, are you putting your money where your mouth is? That doesn’t just mean donating to charity or investing in community initiatives, but linking your reward strategy to CSR.

Link employee volunteering to L&D, says CIPD paper

Encouraging employees to help people into work can benefit companies' learning and development programmes, according to a report by the CIPD.

The invisible workforce: contracted cleaners

The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into employment conditions in the cleaning sector has called its half million workers the ‘invisible workforce’; unappreciated and unnoticed.

Are UK employers embracing graphology?

Handwriting analysis, or to give it its proper name graphology, has become the UK's latest tool in high-level HR screening.

Employers must make inclusion efforts global

Organisations must make LGBT networks part of a global effort if they are to have any impact on diversity and equality.

NEDs drive growth in law firms

UK law firms with at least one non-executive director (NED) on their board have seen revenue grow by one-third more than those without, according to figures released by executive search firm Edward...

Can the real NHS please stand up?

When you hear someone mention the NHS, what do you think? A failing institution, always in the media with insurmountable problems? Or an institution your friends and family speak fondly of, that...

Three-quarters of IT professionals bullied at work

Three-quarters (75%) of IT professionals face bullying in the workplace, according to research by IDG Connect.

SMEs in record-breaking hiring growth, says CBI report

Small businesses are increasing recruitment at the fastest rate since 1998, according to the CBI SME Trends Survey.

Bank of England to extend bonus clawback period

The Bank of England is due to unveil plans giving it the power to take back bankers' bonuses up to seven years after they are awarded.

Financial services recruitment on the rise

Half of businesses in the financial services sector anticipate increasing their headcount by the end of 2014, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.