As a western HR Professional on placement abroad, what would you make of a Guinean “death benefits” policy that provides the family of a deceased employee with a sacrificial cow?

Large employers go to great lengths to ensure we are exemplars of good practice - yet we don't always make the same demands of the recruiters who represent us. Between us, we have a lot of power to...

Is it any wonder given the economic uncertainty that a culture of fear and mistrust is growing across employee groups? People simply don't believe the rhetoric pronounced by their leaders and this...

Most organisations lack programmes that maintain adequate levels of talented women in the leadership pipeline, according to Mercer research.

It's an area of liability that businesses need to take seriously.

The global recruitment market is slowing, with major markets including Europe, Africa, India and China focusing on hiring at managerial and professional levels, says a major survey.

In her report released yesterday morning, Alison Wolf, professor of public policy at King's College London, who was commissioned by education secretary Michael Gove (pictured) to investigate...

Higher fuel costs are pushing energy efficiency up the agenda within British businesses in a bid both to boost CSR credentials and attract new recruits, research reveals.

All the news has been about cuts in the number of bobbies on the beat but improving HR processes and sharing services give the greatest opportunity for savings, police forces believe.

The decline in religion has not stopped people wanting to believe. Instead it has just displaced that need into more surprising areas. One is the labour market.

Workstations that rise or fall according to whether you want to sit or stand at your tasks, pods that bring peace to a noisy office, a reception in the middle of the office so it is equidistant from...

Today’s European court ruling preventing health insurance and life assurance providers from offering different rates for men and women is a step too far, experts in the industry have warned.