The employment relations minister has pledged to push ahead with flexible maternity and paternity leave and a move from "confrontation to conciliation" with regards to employment regulation and...
If one word could be used to sum up the past three years in the business world, it would have to be: cuts. Cuts in budgets, overheads, pay and staff numbers dominated minds of employers in the private...
David Fairhurst, senior vice president/chief people officer at McDonald's Restaurants Europe, has been voted HR magazine's most influential practitioner for the fourth year running, while Dave Ulrich,...
It has become fashionable to speak of HR people needing commercial acumen and business insight. And who can disagree, particularly if, like me, you believe the HR function should have a seat at the...
Wales has given so much to the world over time: coal, top rugby players, Tom Jones, Charlotte Church – and, in the 18th century, an Indian sugar manufacturer, now called EID Parry.
Manchester-based live events and marketing agency, WRG has created an HR department and appointed its first HR manager, Sharon Russell (pictured) as part of a growth strategy.
In 2007, the case of Baby P dominated the news headlines, sickened the nation and shook the social work sector to the core.
CEGA Group Services has appointed Julie Smith to the newly created role of HR director.
We are indebted to the HR leaders who took part in our latest research Business Partner – new contribution or simply a change of name?
The thing about clichés like 'our people are our greatest asset' and 'people management is a critical part of the line manager’s role' is that there is an underlying truth to them.
On the train from Victoria Station to Gatwick Airport, I couldn’t help but feel like I was going on holiday. I associate other London airports with business travel, while Gatwick, to my mind, has been...
Many of you reading this will have been taught how to become a better leader or manager. Coaching of individuals in this way is commonplace, yet coaching senior teams to become more effective is less...
