Personal Development

Morrisons' HR director Norman Pickavance to stand down in June

Norman Pickavance, HR director at supermarket chain Morrisons, is to leave the organisation at the end of June, HR magazine has learned.

From quango to corporate: interview with Phil Day, HRD at the Energy Savings Trust

Two of the most prominent political hot potatoes of David Cameron’s coalition administration are to implement cuts in Government funding, while at the same time maintaining investment in the climate...

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber to retire this year

Brendan Barber (pictured) the TUC general secretary is to retire at the end of the year.

Interview with Michelle Luxford, HR director at Travelodge

One of my countless guilty pleasures is a penchant for reading glossy magazines. I love flicking through the interviews with each issue’s celebrity of the moment, where they bemoan, to a wide-eyed...

RSA appoints Vanessa Evans as HR director

Global insurer, RSA, has promoted Vanessa Evans to group HRD. She will be responsible for HR strategy and teams worldwide.

Stéphane De Schryver joins Henkel as HR director

Henkel, the company behind such brands as Pritt, Sellotape and Schwarzkopf, has appointed Stéphane De Schryver (pictured) as HR director, UK and Ireland.

King's College London and Cornell University join forces to launch International HR management academy

King's College London and Cornell University have launched an international HR management academy (IHRMA) to provide insight and understanding into global HR issues

The balancing act between unfettered wealth creation and fairness is a tricky one

Labour leader Ed Miliband’s Budget mantra of the “same old Tories” may have struck a note with the wider population, but chancellor George Osborne’s claim the party “unashamedly” backs business gets...

PPMA boss: HR needs ‘harder edge’

The cuts to public services have given HR directors in the public sector the “opportunity they have been waiting for – to add a harder edge to their work”, said incoming president of the Public Sector...

Stephen Dando has left his role as CHRO at Thomson Reuters

Stephen Dando (pictured) has left his role of chief HR officer at media company Thomson Reuters after six years.

Helping people 'become what they are' is personnel's primary function

We recently shared a conference stage on ‘the talent war’ with an HR director still licking her wounds.