On Wednesday night HR manager Paula Jones was fired from the BBC's The Apprentice by Sir Alan Sugar over a costing error, but should this have happened or did HR's own apprentice have more to give? We...

The HR community has woken up to a dark day as HR manager Paula Jones was mercilessly fired last night by Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC's The Apprentice.

On Wednesday night on The Apprentice, Paula Jones retreated from the limelight and cowered away from the action. But why did this happen? Was Paula's dynamic contribution edited out or is she the...

Oh, for goodness sake! Back to the same old groove Paula...you're the consummate invisible woman, and frankly you left me depressed. Where are your HR skills? Where is your people management? When are...

Many HR directors have actively driven the implementation of HR business partnering, but has this brought them personal credibility with their executive team colleagues?

Anyone who has been watching the drama unfold on the BBC's The Apprentice will have noticed that, among the other mouthy and over-confident wannabe apprentices, Paula Jones has, so far, appeared to be...

First Direct no longer has an HR director and its HR functions will be handled by parent company HSBC.

Yorkshire-based chilled and frozen distribution company Reed Boardall is, in many respects, a typical company. It has all the functions a business of 700+ staff expects to have; finance, marketing,...

Last night saw the latest series of The Apprentice hit our screens. For the next 12 weeks the UK's best business hopefuls will be battling it out in the boardroom to ensure they escape the immortal...

Lucy Adams has been appointed director of BBC People, the corporation's human resources division.

Shirley Powell takes up the role of group HR manager at the Stannah Group.

Benedetta Peto joins Cabot Financial as HR director.