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.

Making Veolia fit for the future

At environment services company Veolia, sustainability is core to every part of the business, even HR.

Employers moving to 'partnership model', says Wayne Clarke

Governments and businesses are leading a 'fight to partnership', engagement expert Wayne Clarke has told the JCI Global Partnership Summit in New York.

Hands-on learning opportunities create more responsible business leaders

This is one of the key insights from a new research study that set out to discover why some business leaders put creating value for wider society at the heart of their work, while, at the same time,...

The Crown Estate launches values-driven change plan

The Crown Estate has announced a 10-year change programme across the organisation, focusing on integrated values.

Randy Lewis: 'We haven't found a disability we can't employ'

An autistic son motivated ex-Walgreens SVP Randy Lewis to see how he could make business more inclusive. He talks about how to become truly diverse, and reveals his frustration that more companies...

Global mobility leads to increased churn, according to Hay Group

Hay Group research, seen exclusively by HR magazine, shows a quarter of the global workforce will change jobs by 2018.

Professional body launches for CSR

The UK’s first professional body for people working in CSR and sustainability launched yesterday in London.

Starting salaries continue to rise, says REC/KPMG report

Starting salaries for people entering both temporary and permanent employment have risen for the seventh consecutive month, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

Mediation and mindfulness

Mindfulness has recently caught the popular imagination as a way to counter the stress of everyday life. Mediation has also caught on, as a way to minimise the suffering (both human and financial)...

Increasing number of companies using business skills to benefit communities

Organisations are increasingly using the business skills to benefit local communities at volunteering events. Skills-based volunteering is rapidly gaining popularity against traditional manual labour...

Iceland's Malcolm Walker and Peter Walls 'most people focused CEOs' at HR Excellence Awards

Iceland CEO and founder Malcolm Walker was named the UK's most people-focused CEO in the private sector at the HR Excellence Awards in London. Peter Walls, CEO of Gentoo Group, claimed the most...