Time for HR to play its part?

Sad news of more deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan almost every day, coupled with tomorrow's Remembrance Day, remind us there are those who are prepared to risk everything on our behalf to maintain...

Accor Services staff to participate in 12-month fundraising challenge for Action for Children

Accor Services is set to embark on a 12-month project working with Action for Children, in which staff have been challenged to raise at least 40,000 for the charity as well as increase awareness of...

Adecco's acquisition of Spring creates one of the largest recruitment companies in the UK

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...

Working with charities to engage with the local community can save on research and development expenditure according to CSR leaders

Employers can use voluntary work with charity partners to save money on research and development strategy, according to Legal & General's head of corporate responsibility.

Exclusive: HR is under the cosh and must be bolder, says Met Police HR boss

Metropolitan Police HR director Martin Tiplady opened this year's HR magazine People Strategy Forum with a rousing challenge: "We need to take a long, hard look at what we do, and when we do it," he...

Staff want guidance from HR on how to be more energy-efficient at work

Employees are calling on their HR departments for greater guidance on energy efficiency in the workplace.

Marks & Spencer staff exceed target to raise cash for local and regional charities

Marks & Spencer staff have beaten their target of raising 1.25 million for charity over 125 days, raising 2 million.

Center Parcs staff get chance to donate to charity through payroll-giving scheme

Center Parcs has launched a charity-giving scheme to allow staff to donate money to charities of their choice from gross pay.

Kids can teach you a lot about corporate social responsibility

Children attending schools in multicultural areas make parents more environmentally-aware.

Government predicts 500,000 new green jobs to help businesses in being more energy efficient

By 2020 1.2 million people will work in 'green collar jobs', meaning a creation of 500,000 new positions.

Employee engagement is the key to innovation and competitiveness, says MacLeod Review

Employees must be involved 'fully' in the firms they work for to ensure business can take advantage of new opportunities, the MacLeod Review announced today.

Staff at Buck Consultants raise thousands for charity through payroll giving

Buck Consultants is donating 56% more to charity than the national average, through payroll giving.