When most businesspeople glibly boast about ‘ripping up the rule-book’, you can bet your bottom dollar that in reality they do not. For Fil Adams-Mercer though (pictured), the straight-talking,...
BBC Worldwide has appointed Deborah Rowland (pictured) as people director, with effect from 1 September.
David Fairhurst, chief people officer of McDonald’s Europe (pictured), has been appointed to act as a commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
HR professionals' capacity to use their knowledge and insight to move businesses’ definition of their role away from solely a functional one, will be key to delivering the next generation HR function,...
Graham white, HR director of Westminster City Council has left the organisation to join Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
At last month’s inaugural European HR Forum in Florence, the 50 members of the European HRD Circle met with representatives of the European Commission, European trade unions, economists, young lawyers...
Later this month, I will be heading up to Manchester to attend the grad-uation ceremony at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS), where I have the privilege of being a visiting...
How do you make old Rosy Lee sexy? That is the challenge facing Nalin Miglani, HR boss of Tata Global Beverages, whose Tetley brand is the UK’s second-biggest in market share. He is confident he can...
Friends Life has appointed Rob Barnett as director of HR following its merger in March
Generalist job site, Fish4jobs, has recruited Channel 4's 'Fairy Jobmother' Hayley Taylor (pictured) to boost its campaign to provide people with the resources they need to find a new job.
While not having a traditional HR management background, Jo Sims has imprinted her own personality and enthusiasm on the role, single-handedly creating an HR department within her company and aligning...
Since 2008, Catherine Taylor has transformed an outdated function that was being considered a candidate for outsourcing – and that operated the practices of old ‘personnel’ – into a truly integrated...
