Strategic HR

NHS board achieves 50:50 gender split

An NHS foundation trust has achieved a 50:50 gender split at board level, while the private sector is still 6% off reaching its target of 25% of women on company listed boards by 2015.

Making global assignments more attractive - HR director view

A recent PwC report, Talent Mobility: 2020 and Beyond, stated that multinational companies are facing talent shortages and skills gaps because younger people don’t want to work in emerging economies...

Features

Ethnic minorities need business role models to reach board level

Sandra Kerr (pictured), national campaign director of Race for Opportunity (RFO), has called on UK employers to embrace ethnic diversity and help create role models to increase the number of ethnic...

Start training your future leaders early, says former Olympic Delivery Authority HRD

Leadership training must start at the earliest opportunity for future leaders to fill their full potential, according to former HR director at London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, Wendy Cartwright.

News

Boosting skills essential for tackling joblessness and wellbeing, says OECD

The low-skilled are more likely than others to be unemployed, have bad health and earn much less, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Building a business case for talent

Pre-recession, investing in the best talent was viewed as being so vital to a company’s success that there was often no call for a business case – it was a no-brainer.

Diversity must be driven from 'very top', says CEO DLA Piper

If employers want to change their culture, promote diversity and attract more female talent then that message must come from the leader of the organisation, according to Nigel Knowles, CEO of global...

Should long service awards be renamed 'lethargy of service' awards?

Are rewards for length of service actually valued by those who receive the reward or are they seen as a reward for those who are a just filling a seat, and who should be moving on to allow for new...

Apprenticeships put at risk by reform proposals, say training providers

Government proposals on the funding reforms for apprenticeships will not deliver the improvements the scheme needs, according to the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP).

Diversity kicked into touch, leaders admit

Study shows that rather than take diversity seriously, many organisations are paying lip service, with senior management handing passive HR departments an ultimately futile tick-box exercise.

Firms have 'fear factor' when employing disabled graduates, says CEO

The number of disabled graduates securing jobs straight out of university is "not good enough", according to the CEO of disability consulting firm MyPlusConsulting.

Top Employers for Working Families: Plantronics

Winners of the Top Employers for Working Families awards 2013 were announced last week.