Our survey of the FTSE-100 companies reveals that theres still only a privileged few HR directors who have a highly-prized seat on the board. But does it really matter? Steve Smethurst reports

The efficiencies promised by the British Steel/Koninklijke Hoogovens merger have failed to materialise. Roger Trapp reports

Troubled retailer Marks & Spencer is to give executive chairman Luc Vandevelde his full 650,000 bonus this year. Hes just completed a year in the job and the sum was originally to be paid against the...

Should a company pay up when faced with a ransom demand for an employee? Malcolm Brown reports on the dark side of the expat world