HR can help deliver better business performance in the long term through workforce planning
Workforce planning should be a core process of HR in order to help build sustainable organisation performance, according to a new CIPD guide.
People on the move: National Lottery Commission
Joy Watkins joins the National Lottery Commission as director of resources.
Why stress can be bad for your firm's health
Work-related stress is a serious problem that is best tackled before difficult legal problems arise, suggests Janet Gaymer
Isn't it time to move on from the debate about whether HR is strategic enough?
If HR wants to be taken seriously at the top table, it needs to stop talking about being strategic and get on with it.
The public sector has lost its appeal for private-sector jobseekers
Fewer people now plan to move from the private sector into a public-sector job than in 2009.
Encourage a culture of honesty and curiosity and watch performance improve
At work, managers are always looking for ways to get the best from their employees in order to generate performance improvements. So what drives behaviour change? Is it fear or honesty?
SMEs claim HR red tape ties up so much of their time they neglect core activities necessary for survival
Small businesses claim crucial areas such as new business development and customer service are suffering as a result of time spent managing HR issues.
HR magazine launches website to celebrate Most Influential practitioners and thinkers in HR
HR magazine has launched a dedicated website for its annual ranking of the Most Influential practitioners and thinkers in the sector.
UK has lowest annual employee costs per head in Western Europe
Employers in the UK have the lowest cost per employee per annum anywhere in Western Europe, according to Towers Watson’s annual Global 50 Remuneration Planning Report.
KPMG boosts staff bonuses after profits jump 27%
Professional services firm KPMG has announced it is increasing its staff bonus pool by 20% after restoring profits following the "first and toughest" year of a three-year turnaround plan.