HR process re-engineering - why this difficult job adds serious value

What is your immediate reaction when you hear the words "process re-engineering"?

US legislation preventing employers from asking staff for Facebook passwords, finds favour with UK employees

As legislation is passed in some US states to prevent employers asking for people’s passwords, a survey by recruiter Barker Ross shows people in the UK are not willing to give potential employers...

Dental firm launches iPhone app to recruit 'new generation' of dentists

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) has launched a smartphone app to help dental workers and clinicians find positions at the group more easily.?

UK employee enthusiasm for social media spurned, finds Hyphen study

UK organisations are failing to harness social media for effective engagement with staff. This is creating a communications disconnect between employees and management, according to a survey of 1,500...

Gamification in HR: the reinvention of work

Work is a game. You know that phrase ‘he’s just good at playing the game’? You also know all of those other Americanisms about ballparks, strategic ‘plays’, A-games and so on.

How to run a successful apprenticeship scheme: hear from HR’s experts now and take part in our interactive research

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New technologies are key to bringing about change and agility

Human resources is often regarded as an enabler of change rather than an agent. This is clearly wrong.

Managing the risk of intellectual property theft in a highly connected business

Intellectual property theft is often linked to cases of redundancies or team moves, where an employee leaves the company, taking with them sensitive documents such as business plans, customer...

More than half of employees prepared to take confidential business information when they change jobs, says Iron Mountain

One in three employees have taken or forwarded confidential information out of the office on more than one occasion, according to a survey commissioned by information management company, Iron...

Apprenticeships: navigating the minefield – join HR's free live lunchtime debate

HR magazine’s first HR Lunchtime Debate, brought to you in conjunction with Commsight (an Opinion Matters service), is an online TV show that brings together experts to discuss the whys and wherefores...

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National Grid to launch talent and performance management technology platform

National Grid is poised to launch a performance management and workforce planning technology strategy, globally for 30,000 employees.

Employees working three weeks of overtime, by reading emails at home, finds OnePoll/Good Technology

The average UK worker puts in more than three weeks of overtime a year – just by answering calls and emails at home, a study OnePoll on behalf of Good Technology, reveals.