ADP acquires UK-based OneClickHR

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

Benefits provider Xafinity comes under new ownership

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

Kraft takeover of Cadbury a sad day for British manufacturing, say unions

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.

Leaders must take responsibility for setting standards of ethical behaviour

The recession has proved codes, laws and regulations alone are not sufficient to maintain high ethical standards in business - and most notably this has been seen in the financial industry.

Make a difference: Charity partnerships must do more than merely satisfy HR objectives

Partnerships between businesses and charities are supposed to be based on mutual benefit, but many companies treat charity partners like suppliers. They do so at their peril.

Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt complete merger

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

Copenhagen Climate Summit: Business must adapt to a low-carbon economy

The UN's international climate conference kicked off in Copenhagen yesterday. The aim of the conference is to deliver an agreement limiting global warming to less than two degrees centigrade - the...

Jardine Lloyd Thompson and HSBC Actuaries and Consultants join forces to strengthen their benefits offering

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.

Alliance between Xchanging and FirstCare should improve absence management offering

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

An organisation's CSR activity must be rooted in its overall purpose

In his first column for HR magazine, Jan Levy argues that an organisation without a clear remit to create value for society, not just its shareholders, will ultimately fail in its community...

Exclusive: CSR should be maintained even when budgets are tight.

More employees (31%) would rather see their organisations maintain budgets for CSR/volunteering activities than cut back in the short term to preserve jobs (19%). This is the surprising but somewhat...

Sainsbury's bonuses are at odds with CSR credentials

Sainsbury's executive reward manager, Leigh Harrison, was forced to admit her pay and rewards structure for top executives bears no correlation to its stated CSR credentials.

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