Strategic HR

How HR can develop 'systems leaders'

Forget heroic leaders; today's challenges need a more collaborative approach

Cridland calls for careers advice overhaul

CBI director-general John Cridland has called for an overhaul of careers advice in schools, with a focus on face-to-face, quality advice.

Digital training should be for all, says TalkTalk HRD

All companies could benefit from rolling out digital training to every employee, group HR director at TalkTalk Nigel Sullivan has told HR magazine.

Few flexible HR roles available

Many HRDs preach the benefits of agile working, but it's not reflected in their external hires.

Manufacturing jobs under threat from automation

Almost half (43%) of manufacturing firms expect automation will replace at least 5% of their workforce over the next 12 months, according to research by professional services firm Grant Thornton.

NEDs forced to become 'quasi-executives'

Non-executive directors are increasingly being expected to take on an executive level of responsibility

How to win at talent and succession

Principal associate at the Institute for Employment Studies Wendy Hirsh gives 10 practical tips for talent and succession planning.

Charlie Mayfield: business must forecast to prepare for tomorrow

The greatest challenge facing business today is having the ability to forecast and adapt, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership Charlie Mayfield said in his keynote presentation at The Economist...

Should HR rebrand to talent management?

With talent management, attraction and retention becoming such important aspects of an HR role, should the function rebrand itself to reflect this focus? HR experts from a variety of industries share...

Are bosses ready to deliver the digital workforce?

Artificial intelligence, robots and smart machines. Will employees welcome these powerful innovations into their workplaces? Do they constitute a threat to today’s work practices?

Top Employers for Working Families special award winners announced

Working Families has announced the winners of the 2015 Top Employers for Working Families Awards, sponsored by Computershare.

Young people reject part-time work to study

Young people are shunning Saturday jobs to focus purely on their studies, a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has revealed.