The system of firing people - suddenly and without negotiation - is brutal and intolerable.

Speculation prior to the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) of 19-30% cuts in spending at most public sector bodies has proved largely accurate. Now we know what the Government will be asking the...

Employers have a part to play in financial wellbeing and education but are generally unsure of what steps to take to deliver this.

HR directors can have a significant impact on businesses' second largest controllable cost.

The number of employees saving into a workplace pension has fallen to a record low of 48%, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Research on behalf of a outsourcing firm PlusHR published last week discovered three-quarters of UK businesses are not using human resources expertise to help improve their company strategy.

Private equity firm Terra Firma bought music giant EMI Music in late 2007, amid severely declining retail conditions and much scepticism about any chance of a successful turnaround.

With so many channels available for benefits communication these days, it is easy for employers to underestimate the value employees place on having the opportunity to discuss their benefits face to...

Take-up of childcare vouchers at affordable housing provider Notting Hill Housing has increased by 25% following a communications drive to spell out the benefits. Alison Clements reports.

Environment, social and governance (ESG) was first coined in 2004 but largely hovered under the radar for the following decade.