Workers experiencing an 'unprecedented' fall in wages

The fall in wages since the financial crisis of 2008 has been larger than in any other five-year period on record, a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has revealed.

Financial sector rewarding employees for "inappropriate behaviour" as trust in the City remains low, says CIPD research

More than half of employees in the financial sector believe people in their organisation are rewarded in a way that incentivises inappropriate behaviour, CIPD research published today has found.

Culture and compliance at Standard Chartered Bank, Tracy Clarke interview

Making HR fit with compliance and culture is the latest remit for Tracy Clarke, a woman who’s reached the top of Standard Chartered Bank via a lifelong career of hard work and catapults

Employee engagement and productivity biggest HR challenges for UK, report finds

Low employee engagement and lagging productivity is the greatest HR challenge facing UK employers in 2013, according to research from talent and career management company, Right Management.

The new model for CSR

Great strides are being taken in the march for corporate social responsibility, and it’s HR’s job to steer it.

Banking industry reputation is damaging ability to recruit graduates, says Lloyds CEO

The banking sector must "urgently" address young people's perception of the industry, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group António Horta-Osório (pictured) has said.

Union anger over further redundancies at Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Banking Group has incurred union anger over plans to cut 850 jobs and close an office in Southend, Essex.

Financial services sector facing recruitment challenges

The financial services sector is facing challenges in retaining and recruiting top talent, a survey from Robert Half has found.

Top eight HR risks, and how to handle them

The firefighting of the past few years has proved HR's capabilities in tackling risk - but despite what some people think, even HR doesn't have eyes in the back of its head. Here are some of of the...

Risky business: how HR and risk can work together

A few weeks ago, HR magazine attended a conference. On the agenda: culture, engagement, values, trust. Nothing new there. But this wasn’t an HR event. In fact, there weren’t even any HR professionals...

The Salz report: A shot in the arm for HR?

This month’s £15 million report by lawyer Anthony Salz into a near-miss at a bank with £1.5 trillion assets and 140,000 employees (‘Barclays survived … as an independent institution, but it was close)...

Major construction firms caught in illegal blacklisting still avoiding responsibility, Scottish Affairs Committee report finds

The major construction firms that established and funded a systematic blacklist of construction industry workers are continuing to avoid taking full responsibility for their actions, says the Scottish...