Hazel Warhurst has joined Daisy Group as group head of HR

Warhurst joins from Eurotel, the Halifax-based telecoms company acquired by Daisy in August last year. She has worked in HR for the past 15 years, holding senior management roles in manufacturing and...

Interview with Dame Kelly Holmes

Peter Crush talks to Dame Kelly Holmes about her new charity, which aims to convince HR directors that retired sportspeople can transfer their winning attributes to the business arena.

British Airways boss Willie Walsh calls threatened strike unjustified - staff package is "fair and reasonable"

British Airways claims its package for staff is "fair and reasonable" despite as many as 13,500 union members planning a 12-day strike over Christmas.

Senior interims can provide the 'just in time' skills to keep an organisation agile and competitive

HR directors and other senior executives have had their mettle seriously tested during the recession. Not only have their own departments, like many others, faced severe cuts, but they have taken...

People engagement was compromised before recession so organisations could enjoy short term financial success

The recession not only exposed failures and excess in the financial sector, but diverted attention from similar weaknesses that existed across British businesses, including lack of people engagement,...

HR directors find themselves in the glare of the pensions spotlight

A decade or so ago when workplace pensions were predominately defined-benefit (DB) schemes, day-to-day responsibility would have rested with the pensions manager and his or her team. Members of the HR...

Exclusive: The marketing director could be the new HRD, HR Leaders Club members are warned

If HR is not strategic and business-focused, another part of the business could take over the role, HR directors have been warned.

Worcestershire NHS trust manager is Britain's Best Boss 2009

Debbie Hinton (pictured), county audiology services manager for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded the title of Britain's Best Boss by Working Families supported by BT.

RBS is losing top talent because of inconsistencies in the reform of reward across the world

RBS's group director, human resources, Neil Roden (pictured), yesterday revealed the taxpayer-owned bank had already lost senior talent from the business thanks to the inconsistent approach to pay...

Sainsbury's clarifies bonuses and CSR policy

Sainsbury's has responded to yesterday's story, that its bonus structure "bears no correlation to its stated CSR credentials".

Interview with Stephen Battalia HR director at Nestle

HRD Stephen Battalia knew his job could be on the line if his leadership training project failed to produce the 'winning behaviours' needed to get the Kit Kat maker back on track.

Interview with Charlie Johnston HR director at Cisco

Cisco takes remote working to new levels - staff communicate more via webcams or Skype from home than they do face to face at work.