Alexander Mann Solutions wins recruitment contract for engineering company Cobham

Cobham has outsourced its recruitment function to Alexander Mann Solutions in a bid to develop a high quality talent pool.

Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland to tap into social media as means of promoting apprenticeships

A social media campaign has been launched this week to promote the take-up of apprenticeships in Scotland.

Reckitt Benckiser's Facebook recruitment application aims to educate high-flyers on working for a FMCG group

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a Facebook application as part of a new recruitment drive to educate talented graduates and early career sales and marketing professionals about life in a global...

HR leaders need to help build new models for making the most of working in the information age

Economies and societies are leaving their industrial past behind. We are moving rapidly into what many commentators have described as the information age. Businesses that will prosper in this new age...

Modern technology dictates staff are never on holiday

Current work practices in the UK are not working - and the idea of multitasking in the workplace is a myth, according to new findings.

Imperial Tobacco's new online recruitment and talent management system aims to reduce admin and cost per hire

Imperial Tobacco has launched has launched an online recruitment and talent management platform to reduce reliance on recruitment agencies and has saved 10,000 within weeks.

Exclusive: Costs are the top priority for HR professionals

Costs and budget have become the main priority of HR, taking precedent over strategy, recruitment, retention, motivation and training, according to a snapshot survey of HR magazine readers.

Manchester City Football Club introduces online HR system to streamline, training and recruitment

Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has launched a new online HR system to streamline and future-proof its HR administration.

Mercer offers technology platform for businesses to maximise their reward and talent strategies

Mercer has launched new reward and talent management solutions technology.

New research counters claims that employees waste time on personal social networking sites at work

Despite almost three quarters of employers implementing strict policies around social networking, new research shows nearly two thirds of employees do not check their personal social media networks...

How the recession has changed the face of talent management - for the good

The recent downturn changed the face of work for many people who are still employed. Ironically, many employee programmes that were introduced during this past recession to cut costs have proven to be...

Be prepared to disclose electronic data in bullying and harassment disputes

By now it would be hoped that most employers are up to speed with their legal obligations in tackling stress and harassment in the workplace - that they as a minimum have specific policies in place...