When times get tough, the tough get going, but HR is receiving little thanks for its efforts in recession.

The Engineering Employers' Federation has forecast that manufacturing in the UK will outperform other sectors and help fuel "better-balanced" economic growth.

The London Fire Brigade has issued a warning over the dangers of hair straighteners in the office ahead of Christmas parties.

As a result of the growth of online social networking sites in recent times, employers are being forced to address a number of related issues. Thoughts and opinions that would have once been exchanged...

One in five workers spends a month every year on email - how much of that time could be saved? What would you do with an extra hour a day?

Employers risk losing control of the flow of information to staff if they do not keep up with modern forms of communication, according to the the chief conciliator at the Advisory, Conciliation and...

In her first interview since taking on her new role, Christine Reed, the newly appointed HR director of Local Government Shared Services (the shared service venture set up by Cambridgeshire and...

As we came out of the recession, many organisations realised the critical role HR professionals play, not only during difficult economic periods, but also in recovery and future growth. So how can HR...

Most HR leaders consider that technological skills are as important as business acumen in managers, according to survey results released today.

The opportunity for HR leaders to move beyond the limits of traditional "lagging metrics" of the past 40 years and start using forward looking tools and analytics has arrived.

The HR director of Europe's largest engineering conglomerate yesterday heralded the 'coming of age' of workforce planning technology.

With the rise of social networking, technology such as Facebook and Twitter are valid tools to communicate pensions education to staff - regardless of age, according to industry experts.