Strategic HR

How to build trust in organisations

Trust – or lack of it – is going to be a big issue this year. The solution for organisations is to pick the right leaders, ensure they walk the talk, and make them open to feedback from employees and...

Diageo to help Scottish young people into employment

Global drinks manufacturer Diageo is to offer young people in Scotland free training aimed to lift them out of unemployment.

Cambridge University staff call for action on academia gender equality

Universities should review their approach to academic appointments and promotions to ensure talented women can progress to senior positions, a group of Cambridge University academics have urged.

Top Employers for Working Families awards and benchmark open

Registrations for the 6th annual Working Families awards, in partnership with HR Magazine, are now open.

Work experience becoming more valuable to employers, UKCES claims

Employers and young people are increasingly seeing value in work experience, according to a report by the UK Commission For Employment And Skills (UKCES).

Employer technophobia costing UK economy £30 billion a year

Employers’ failure to provide staff with efficiency-driving business tools is costing the UK £30 billion a year, according to research.

Cass professor sceptical Rose can fix 'complex' NHS

A leading professor on leadership has questioned whether the appointment of former Marks & Spencer (M&S) chair Stuart Rose to review NHS leadership is a “publicity stunt”.

NHS Employers boss Royles: 'Forget pride, let's learn from Rose'

Sceptics of the Government appointment of former Marks and Spencer (M&S) executive chairman to review leadership at the NHS should not let their pride get in the way of improvement, NHS Employers CEO...

Unemployed graduates question value of university degree, says report

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

Let's introduce HR to 'hackathons'

People learn in different ways and I’m always interested to hear about alternative methods for the personal development of employees. One such example, popular in technology circles and which has been...

Female directors less likely to fill male directorships

Employers are less likely to appoint female directors if a vacant post was previously held by a man, research suggests.

Increased use of technology demands closer attention to wellbeing, says Microsoft HRD

HR departments will need to increase health and wellbeing guidance for employees in the future as the use of new technologies in the workplace becomes more prevalent, Microsoft’s UK HR director has...