Strategic HR

Bosses risk jail for failing to prevent fraud in new Bill proposal

The Criminal Finances Bill will make employers responsible for preventing money-laundering, false accounting and fraud

Lies about qualifications common among jobseekers

Almost 100,000 job applicants have lied about qualifications in the past three years when attempting to secure a job

HRD's pocket guide to... sales

This pocket guide explains everything you need to know about sales

Sports Direct – Time for HR to step up

Sports Direct needs to make good on its seismic HR promises

Gender equality hinges on paternity leave

Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, speaks on gender equality in the workplace

Apprenticeship levy: Doing the right thing, the wrong way?

Many employers argue that the levy will divert funding and focus away from existing successful schemes

Stress management: Ancient wisdom, modern world

Manage your mind and you manage your life; and you'll be able to manage others around you too

Quality apprenticeships sacrificed for quantity

Employers and HR professionals react to a report criticising the government's apprenticeship strategy

Hot topic: Female leaders, part two

Do female leaders face different criticisms to their male peers?

Adaptability a key skill of the future

Employers must equip employees with the ability to be flexible

Women ask for pay rises as often as men

Women ask for pay rises as often as men but are less successful

Senior staff receive more benefits than junior employees

Women also receive considerably fewer workplace benefits overall than men