Out with Luddites, HR needs to become irresistible, says Westminster council chief

HR hasn’t got much longer to go, as HR directors are struggling to work to a model that no longer exists. It needs to reinvent itself, and fast. That was the revelation Graham White (pictured), HR...

How you can become the professional people go to…

Invariably in business, you come across an individual who stands out from the crowd. They are usually distinctive in their chosen profession and attractive to clients and work referrers, the ones...

HR improvement could keep bobbies on the beat, survey finds

All the news has been about cuts in the number of bobbies on the beat but improving HR processes and sharing services give the greatest opportunity for savings, police forces believe.

The people side of space

Workstations that rise or fall according to whether you want to sit or stand at your tasks, pods that bring peace to a noisy office, a reception in the middle of the office so it is equidistant from...

Apple post-Jobs: the importance of succession planning

It is never too early to starting planning for the future, because you just don't know when something unexpected will throw you off course. Take the news from Apple, for example. CEO Steve Jobs is...

Amnesty denies accusation that it plans to derecognise the union

Amnesty International has hit back at claims from Unite that it is threatening to derecognise the union.

HR's Most Influential is back

HR magazine is calling for nominations for this year's HR's Most Influential ranking, the definitive list of the most influential practitioners and thinkers in the HR sphere

Welfare isn't working, says PM, as he reveals details of reform bill

Prime minister David Cameron today said he was finally going to make work pay as he disclosed what he called the "most ambitious, fundamental and radical" changes to the welfare system since it began...

Private sector job creation not enough to offset public sector cuts

Overall employment levels are heading for a fall in 2011 as redundancies look set to rise sharply in the first quarter of the year, according to a report out today.

Budget challenge is bigger than cutting bureaucracy, says public sector association

The Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) has hit back at claims that the sector is wielding its axe at frontline services rather than reducing bureaucracy.

Improve skill levels to enable the UK to compete against German productivity, government told

The Government should focus on supporting export competitiveness through improving skills levels and providing incentives to invest, according to a report released today by the Ernst & Young Item...

Nearly a third of public sector employees believe they will lose their job

Employees in the public sector are feeling the pressure of the Government's spending cuts, with more than one in three thinking it is likely they will lose their job and seven in 10 having had their...