Personal Development

CFA and CIPD develop higher apprenticeship in HR management

CFA and the CIPD have been successful in their bid for funding to develop a higher apprenticeship in HR management, as part of the £18.7 million Higher Apprenticeship fund announced by business...

Economic climate creates a 'new breed' of influential HR director, according to Penna research

HR directors have seen their influence increase over the past 12 months, suggesting that the economic climate has provided fertile ground for a new breed of HRD.

UK employers confident about growth in 2012, but recruitment looks less optimistic for HR staff, says Robert Half Index

Despite the uncertain economic outlook, almost three-quarters (72%) of UK executives are more confident about their company’s growth prospects compared with last year, according to the latest Robert...

A day in the life of an HR professional

Over half of HR professionals are happy in their jobs despite their biggest bugbear being computers and printers crashing, according to a study commissioned by Mars Drinks UK.

Features

HR transformation: what can you achieve if you think afresh?

As we enter a new year full of opportunities and challenges, will the HR glass be half full or half empty? One area in which HR can make huge strides through implementing HR transformational...

ILM appoints Charles Elvin as chief executive

The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) has appointed Charles Elvin (pictured) as its chief executive today (18 January 2012).

Interview with Helene Speight, group head of talent at Endava

If you put the name ‘Helene Speight’ into Google, you’ll be met with a barrage of news about Lord Alan Sugar’s television show, The Apprentice, where she came runner-up to the ‘reverse pterodactyl’...

Death of a quango: interview with Nick Gargan, CEO of the National Policing Improvement Agency

It is not every day the CEO of an organisation, soon to be closed, invites a journalist to lunch to talk about strategy, but a few weeks ago I received that very phone call from Nick Gargan...

Healthcare Locums appoints Lynette Eastman as chief people officer

Lynette Eastman has joined Healthcare Locums (HCL) Group as chief people officer.

Ashurst appoints Sasha Hardman as global HRD

Law firm Ashurst has appointed Sasha Hardman as its new global HR director

Krispy Kreme appoints Claire Giraldo as head of HR

Doughnut retailer, Krispy Kreme UK, has appointed Claire Giraldo as head of HR and training

Janet Naylor joins Appleby Group as global director of HR

Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Janet Naylor as global director of HR for the Appleby Group