Strategic HR

Your IT policy is ‘chasing away’ top talent, HR directors warned

The biggest issue HR professionals face is their organisation’s IT policy, which risks driving away top talent, author and futurist Graeme Codrington said yesterday.

HR revamp planned for Lloyds’ 40% female target

Lloyds Bank will overhaul its recruitment, development and retention strategies to meet its 2020 aim of having 40% of senior roles filled by women, a director has stated.

How to overcome global OD challenges

Organisational design and development is becoming all the rage among the most savvy multinational companies. HR magazine asks why and what role HR can play

Define ‘culture’ to avoid failure, warns M&A expert

Companies entering merger and acquisition (M&A) processes should define their workplace cultures before joining them to avoid failure later in the deal, an M&A expert has suggested.

LGB staff twice as likely to be bullied

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees are more than twice as likely to experience bullying in the workplace than their heterosexual colleagues, a study suggests.

Dean Royles: Let's challenge workplace alcohol habits

Employers should reconsider rewarding employees with alcohol if they want to see improvements in staff wellbeing and performance, the head of NHS Employers has said.

Study reveals chasm between satisfaction and promotion for women

Gender diversity initiatives are being hampered by focusing too much on initiatives that make women feel more satisfied rather than driving actual promotions, research suggests.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part three

The inside guide to doing business in China, India, Mexico and South Africa

M&A deals should include HR from the start, say business experts

HR professionals should be brought into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes as early as possible to avoid failed deals, a business school report has recommended.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part two

The inside guide to doing business in Brazil, Russia, Turkey and Indonesia.

Young fathers most resentful towards employers about work-life balance

Young fathers are more resentful towards their employer about work-life balance than mothers, according to a survey by Working Families and Bright Horizons.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part one

Emerging markets are forecast to achieve phenomenal economic growth, making them attractive prospects for Western companies seeking to expand – but these countries all come with unique issues for HR...