While colleagues are focused on the financials, in a recession HR's eye must be on the long term.

Caroline Waters, director of people and policy at BT was awarded HR director of the year in the HR excellence awards 2009.

Kathryn Pritchard has been appointed global talent director at marketing advertising agency Iris Worldwide. She was previously head of organisational development and design at BT.

Bernard Charles has joined Heartwood as head of HR.

It was only a matter of time, says HRD Mark Adams, before Abbey rebranded to Santander. Having a constructive relationship with the unions is making the integration easier, he tells Peter Crush.

Firms prepared to hire disadvantaged young people have the potential to ignite their aspirations.

Announcing a 7% rise in first quarter like-for-like sales in June, Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King said the country's number three supermarket chain was now attracting more than 18.5 million...

Marisa Jerrison has been appointed group human resources manager at Zenith Provecta.

Local government workers must be prepared for 0% pay rises, the new president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) tells HR.

Financial know-how and creativity are the dominant characteristics of the HR practitioners and thinkers who just failed to make it into this year's Most Influential ranking. Among those 'bubbling...

Cambridgeshire County Council has promoted Stephen Moir, formerly director of people and policy, to the newly created role of corporate director - people, policy and law following a restructure of the...

The secretary of state for work and pensions, James Purnell has resigned from his position in the Cabinet - and advised Gordon Brown to do the same.