The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is considering outsourcing up to £500 million worth of key services, including HR, in a bid to cut costs and find "significant savings".
The UK saw a faster increase in contract terminations than more than 160 countries despite overall low redundancy figures, according to new figures.
Businesses in the UK, Germany and Canada are lagging behind their peers in the emerging markets when it comes to adopting and using social media.
If HR wants to build and retain a reputation as a vital function then it must embrace horizontal management strategies and build cross-functional skills
The Communication Workers Union claims Royal Mail is breaking the "progressive" agreement on pay, pensions and working hours reached last year
The latest employment tribunal case involving Olympic athlete Jessica Varnish is perhaps the most high-profile example of an employment status dispute to date
One in four employers are not giving their staff paid time off to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, according to conciliation service Acas.
Small employers are almost five times more likely to increase their workforce in the next quarter than large corporates, according to CIPD figures.