The downturn is HR's time to shine

Here are two simple questions for every senior HR professional: are you absolutely sure of your organisation's strategic goals; and are you able to prove with complete confidence and clarity that...

Want more socially responsible work? Top tips on how to make a successful career move into the charity and voluntary sectors

A third of private-sector workers say they are searching for more worthwhile work. Meanwhile, increasing redundancies are likely to result in more private-sector employees changing their career...

Huge public sector job cuts on the cards over the next five years, says the CIPD

The public-sector jobs market has yet to feel the full impact of the recession, but around 350,000 jobs could be slashed in the next five years, according to predictions by the Chartered Institute of...

Employers do not describe employees as 'talent'

'Talent' may be HR's buzz word du jour but a poll conducted for Human Resources finds that only 9% of workers think their business uses this word to describe its people.

Prepare for 0% pay rises says new head of local government body

Local government workers must be prepared for 0% pay rises, the new president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) tells HR.

Job satisfaction and pride at work rose in 2008

Orc International's annual Employee Opinion Survey 2008 has just been published and it reveals 71% of employees are satisfied with working for their organisation, while 68% say they feel proud to work...

Companies fail to on-board new staff

Only 37% of staff provide an on-boarding programme for new staff. This is despite nearly three quarters (71%) of staff said they would like it, according to research by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Women more analytical than men in building their own careers, but not when it comes to others

A day after The Apprentice's all-female final, workplace psychologist OPP has revealed it is women who make better career decisions than men - but only when it comes to themselves.

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Features

Public sector: Talent management - No time to skirt tough decisions

As new head of the body representing public-sector HR managers, Gillian Hibberd is adamant higher pay is not the answer to recruiting and keeping talent. HR must be more inventive, she tells Peter...

News

HR directors: What makes an HR leader?

In a bid to discover what defines leadership in HR, we asked leading HR directors to complete the Profiles XT psychometric survey. The results are highly revealing, writes Sian Harrington.

Ambition 2020 - UK runs risk of an overskilled population

Mike Campbell, director of research and policy at UKCES, says businesses must create more highly skilled jobs as the number of skilled people soars.