New research suggests many talent management strategies are 'unsustainable and a costly obsession' and advises chief financial officers to challenge HR colleagues in the boardroom.

In an increasingly competitive global economy, countries worldwide are recognising the potential of human capital and the economic value this asset possesses when emerging from the depths of the...

With more than half of UK workers facing a pay freeze this year, employers can no longer rely on money alone to motivate their employees.

According to a survey of 500 companies carried out by Barclays Corporate and the Financial Times (February 2011), more than half (57%) of private sector companies in the UK say they are not interested...

Public sector management lack confidence in the ability of senior leaders to meet the challenges of far-reaching reform, both now and in the future, according to research published yesterday by global...

With high unemployment rates and layoffs still fresh in everyone’s minds, senior leadership and hiring managers often believe that professional talent is a buyer’s market.

A new body, London Workforce Development (LWD), was launched yesterday. It aims to facilitate collaboration between employers, employees, and higher education providers in the capital, to attract and...

The food and drink manufacturing industry is the UK’s biggest manufacturing sector employing a staggering 400,000 people in a huge variety of roles.

HR directors see talent mobility as a growing priority for the next 12 months, according to recent research. However, a low level of sophistication in talent management systems has hampered the...

Our attention is increasingly being drawn towards about the demographic changes within our working population. We are constantly hearing that there are fewer people emerging to replace the increasing...

The best talent rarely becomes available to recruiters today, because it is being cherished by its existing employer, according to Oracle’s HR director. The challenge to employers is to grow a talent...

The UK’s talent crisis has deepened, with employers having more difficulty filling vacant positions than at any time since 2007. According to a Manpower survey published today, more than half of...