For those embarking on a new career in HR, the range of options has never been more diverse. Hot favourites include talent management, employee benefits and, perhaps surprisingly, payroll. But what’s the best way to get into these increasingly competiti  More...
26 August 2008 13:35

HR professionals have seen their workload increase more than any other profession, along with their happiness, a survey has found. The Happiness at Work Index by international recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark found 88% of personnel man  More...
18 August 2008 14:32

Online recruitment activity in the HR sector has fallen to the lowest number in 13 months, official figures have revealed. The number of HR jobs being recruited has fallen from 187 points in July 2007 to 173 points on the Monster Employment Index f  More...
14 August 2008 07:39

Personnel Today is calling on readers to tell us who you think should be included in the Top 40 Power Player list for 2008. Later in the year, Personnel Today will be publishing its annual list of the most influential and powerful practitioners.  More...
08 August 2008 13:02

London-based brewery SABMiller group has appointed Tony van Kralingen as director of human resources and supply chain. Currently the managing director and chairman for the brewer's South African division, van Kralingen will replace the current grou  More...
05 August 2008 17:00

Mike Hood, director, employee benefits, BP International There have been two occasions, early in my career, where individuals who didn't have to mentor me took an interest. They helped me make decisions that I would have struggled with on my own, a  More...
04 August 2008 00:00

A FTSE 100 company's reshuffle has seen two senior members leave and its group and UK HR departments merged. Wolseley UK, a leading building materials distributor, yesterday replaced its managing and HR directors. Bob Morrison, group HR director   More...
23 July 2008 11:02

Eager diversity experts are pressing ahead with a new body to standardise the profession, despite other practitioners warning against it. Some 20 equality figures from private and public sector firms have agreed to establish a Institute of Equality a  More...
22 July 2008 14:40

Insurance firm Groupama has appointed ING bank HR chief Paul Cann as HR director. Cann starts today (Wednesday) at Groupama's headquarters in the City of London, leading an HR team of 15. A graduate from the London School of Economics, Cann joins  More...
16 July 2008 08:15

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I ran a consultancy where I worked with small and medium-sized businesses to develop their HR strategies, as well as helping chief executives and managers develop their skills. Wh  More...
15 July 2008 00:00

Greater Manchester Police has appointed Julia Rogers as assistant chief officer) for change and HR. Rogers, a Sandhurst graduate, joins from the Co-operative Group, where she was director of group services. She will be responsible for HR, learning and de  More...
15 July 2008 00:00

Embattled bank Northern Rock has announced the appointment of their new group HR director, who will begin in September. Richard Smelt, currently group HR director at Carphone Warehouse, will join the bank on 15 September, taking over from Lynne Grif  More...
14 July 2008 16:00

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was working as an HR business partner at CIMA, responsible for delivering HR solutions within our brand and education directorates. What qualifications do you hold? I hav  More...
10 July 2008 15:33

Napier University has appointed Margaret Cook as HR director. Cook previously held the same role at Heriot-Watt University. She will be responsible for providing leadership and guidance on all aspects of HR delivery and people management activities.   More...
10 July 2008 15:26

BBC HR chief Stephen Kelly was paid a total of £431,000 in the last financial year, according to figures revealed in the corporation's annual report. As director of BBC People, Kelly is a member of the executive board and his remuneration package  More...
09 July 2008 09:21

Almost three in 10 HR professionals would tell their children to steer clear of the career, research has revealed. Ironically for a profession championing modern working patterns, many in HR said their children would have a better work-life balance  More...
08 July 2008 08:00

The government has announced plans to save £30bn across the public sector over the next three years, including big savings in HR. The Operational Efficiency Programme plans to build on the billions of pounds worth of savings made by the controversi  More...
07 July 2008 13:50

"Organisational development is all about taking a holistic approach to improve the efficiency of a business," according to James Anderson-Dixon, organisational development manager at Nationwide Building Society. "There is a great deal of overlap wi  More...
02 July 2008 12:14

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was working for The Open University, heading up HR for the Academic Departments. What qualifications do you hold? Bachelors degree in industrial relations and psychology,  More...
23 June 2008 14:41

EMS Sigma has promoted Anna Nicholson to HR and continuous improvement director. Nicholson joined EMS Sigma as a recruiter in 2003, before being promoted to business development manager. She will be responsible for internal recruitment, staff training   More...
23 June 2008 09:00