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Embrace social media, warns Shell HR chief

Policing social media does nothing for an organisation’s strategy while recruiters can use it to their advantage, chief HR and corporate officer, Shell, Hugh Mitchell (pictured) warns.

The tragic failings in NHS Mid Staffordshire have created our biggest HR challenge, says director of the NHS Employers

Responding to the findings of the public inquiry into the failings at Stafford Hospital, Dean Royles, director of the NHS Employers, has said this requires a major response from the HR community but...

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NHS needs to make more progress on better managing hospital consultants, watchdog says

The NHS must make more progress in better managing its consultants, the National Audit Office (NAO) has announced.

Mid Staffordshire inquiry: Fundamental changes are needed in the NHS

A fundamental change in the culture of the NHS is needed, a public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal says.

HR in the news: 2013 so far

In the week of our first ever 'HR Talks', I thought I'd look back at two events I've attended this year, and an area of news that is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Self-employed workers up 367,000 in four years, ONS figures reveal

The number of workers who are self-employed rose 367,000 between 2008 and 2012, a report published today from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

Majority of supply teachers expect improved pay in 2013

The majority of supply teachers (70%) are expecting better pay over the next 12 months, up from 64% in 2012, according to a report from employment provider Giant.

Mid Staffordshire NHS trust inquiry report to be published today

The public inquiry into the failings at Stafford Hospital will publish its findings later on today.

Senior executives expect job opportunities in green technology sector to shrink, report reveals

Senior executives confidence in the UK green technology sector's ability to create new jobs has shrunk, according to a survey published today by Interim Partners.

Children and families bill to provide "greater balance" to work and home life

Parents will be able to choose how they share parental leave to look after their children in the first year of birth, under plans unveiled today.

Employees must start to increase pension contributions, warns Friends Life survey

Only a quarter of over 50s still in work feel they have contributed enough to their pension pot to afford a comfortable retirement, according to research published today by financial services provider...

More than half of UK finance directors have no succession plan

More than half (55%) of UK finance directors admit to having no succession plan in place, according to research from recruitment organisation, Robert Half.