Almost three-quarters (72%) of British adults want the next government to make promoting ethical practices among big businesses a priority, according to research by the Forum of Private Business.

HR professionals should look beyond employees and “engage much more with what is happening outside in society at large”, Shell chief HR and corporate officer Hugh Mitchell has said.

Logistics firm DHL is recruiting ex-military talent to plug the skills gap for drivers in the logistics industry.

The charity Business in the Community (BITC) is urging more employers to give their staff paid time to volunteer in the community.

In recent years, companies have been paying increasing attention to developing global business and human rights agendas.

Despite the good news around ?employment figures, the UK still seems to be stuck in ?a low pay, low ?productivity cycle.

The HR function has declined too much and does not wield the same level of influence of industrial relations managers in the 1970s, Lord John Monks has said.

HR should not lose sight of its role to represent employees in spite of efforts to become more strategic and business-oriented, a panel of experts has warned.

Almost three-quarters (73%) of HR professionals fear that senior management would treat them less favourably, or even look for ways to terminate their contracts, if they blew the whistle on...

HR has lost credibility and is much less prominent than in the past because it was 'not brave enough' during the global financial crisis, the former managing director of Zara (Inditex Group) Jesús...

The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has called for all businesses to pay their staff the living wage to stem rising income inequality in the UK.

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