CSR has to be about people affecting other people if you want it to drive employee engagement

Even against the backdrop of digital tools, employee engagement is a commodity that is hard-won.

Combining L&D with CSR

More staff than ever before are sharing their skills with charities in exchange for L&D opportunities, but how do you get it right?

The new model for CSR

Great strides are being taken in the march for corporate social responsibility, and it’s HR’s job to steer it.

Banking industry reputation is damaging ability to recruit graduates, says Lloyds CEO

The banking sector must "urgently" address young people's perception of the industry, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group António Horta-Osório (pictured) has said.

The Salz report: A shot in the arm for HR?

This month’s £15 million report by lawyer Anthony Salz into a near-miss at a bank with £1.5 trillion assets and 140,000 employees (‘Barclays survived … as an independent institution, but it was close)...

Major construction firms caught in illegal blacklisting still avoiding responsibility, Scottish Affairs Committee report finds

The major construction firms that established and funded a systematic blacklist of construction industry workers are continuing to avoid taking full responsibility for their actions, says the Scottish...

Trust in business has never been so damaged, says CIPD chief executive

The HR profession needs to work together with finance to better understand corporate values, improve corporate culture and help repair trust in business, according to CIPD chief executive, Peter...

The increasing volume of the Chinese employee voice

Asia has recently witnessed a spate of industrial unrest, with strikes, protest marches and workplace brawls hitting the headlines.

Opportunity for HR to step-up and lead corporate responsibility, says CIPD

More than half (56%) of general managers consider HR's contribution to their organisations' corporate responsibility agenda as vital, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of...

CSR: chief HR officers see limited impact on bottom line

On the fifth anniversary of HR magazine’s ongoing CSHR Make a Difference campaign to encourage HR directors to take a lead in embedding corporate social responsibility (CSR) into the business,...

Big business must do more to recruit the most disadvantaged, says report launched by former Morrisons HR director

More than 80% of British bosses say they have a duty to help socially disadvantaged people, but hardly any are taking up the challenge, according to a new report by employment specialist Working...

Let’s stop volunteering

It is time to face up to the fact that volunteering is no longer the right way to engage employees in communities.