It is becoming increasingly important for HR to use data, numbers and statistics to show trends in people management and employee engagement. The first of a series of articles on the subject looked at using data in an economic downturn . In&n  More...
21 February 2012 10:47

In the first of a series of articles on using data and metrics more effectively, Nick Kemsley of Henley Business School looks at why HR professionals need to become more "tact-tegic" in how they use data. There was a time during my own career in HR  More...
25 January 2012 14:46

After a tough year of economic uncertainty, when keeping staff engaged while keeping an eye on budgets was at the front of many HR professionals' minds, will 2012 offer more of the same? Personnel Today looks at 10 people management priorities for the c  More...
23 December 2011 09:54

The drive to outsource public services to worker cooperatives is gathering pace. How far will it extend and what are the prospects for success? Personnel Today's Guy Sheppard finds out. Co-ownership of public sector services by their workers might o  More...
17 November 2011 13:01

Setting up an occupational health service to support the military can pose a number of difficult challenges. Carolynne Davey discusses how she approached the task. In March 2006, Carolynne Davey was appointed to set up an occupational health service a  More...
01 June 2011 15:55

The second "unconference" organised by ConnectingHR took place in London on 5 May 2011. Unlike conventional conferences, this event had no formal agenda and was marketed solely through social media and word of mouth. The theme was "HR and the soci  More...
13 May 2011 14:04

New guidelines that could radically change how NHS occupational health services operate, their oversight and even their branding are due to be unveiled in March 2011. The Task and Finish Group, which was set up by the Government to implement the rec  More...
31 January 2011 16:20

As we emerge from the recession, it would be fair to assume that third sector organisations such as anti-poverty charity Oxfam would be under immense pressure to focus on financial outputs, leaving HR as an afterthought. With job shortages boosting volu  More...
08 December 2010 11:33

On a cold day in south London last week, around 60 HR "undelegates" made their way into a building that appeared to be half community centre, half construction site. Laura Chamberlain reports on an unusual but undeniably useful event. This was the UK  More...
01 November 2010 09:24

Bakery company Paul UK has won the Excellence in HR award at the HR in Hospitality awards for a successful initiative from its small team of trainers working with limited financial resources. Esther O'Halloran, HR director of Paul UK, sai  More...
01 October 2010 10:29

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a new drive to challenge misconceptions about HR and attract new talent to the profession. "Think HR. Think Again"  aims to raise the profile of the profession a  More...
30 September 2010 11:31

Most of the Equality Act 2010  came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they comply with the  changes to legislation. Warning: This page is no longer updated. It has been   More...
22 September 2010 15:19

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Hair shirtysm Symptoms... HR people who suffer from this final disease are some of the most pitiful patien  More...
23 August 2010 00:01

HR professionals are used to ensuring compliance and best practice around employment law, but are they aware of their organisation's carbon reduction commitments? With less than 10% of the estimated 20,000 firms that will have to participate in th  More...
20 August 2010 14:34

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Action paralysis Symptoms... HR thinks it is doing lots of things, that it's busy, busy, busy, but act  More...
16 August 2010 00:01

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Me-me-me syndrome Symptoms... Me-me-me syndrome is closely related to narcissism. HR people who s  More...
09 August 2010 00:01

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Lack of depth malady Symptoms... This lack of depth is most critical in the most important area, HR’s   More...
02 August 2010 00:01

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Easy Way Outosis Symptoms... HR does HR because it likes people rather than business. HR is timid,   More...
26 July 2010 00:01

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Dominance Pathology Symptoms... HR sees HR as its job and never involves the line HR ignores v  More...
19 July 2010 00:01

Personnel Today's HR doctor Nick Holley diagnoses some diseases common to HR and suggests the cures that might restore it to health. Compartmentalisation Symptoms... People compete within HR when the business only sees 'One HR'. Whe  More...
12 July 2010 00:01