HDA , with 30 years human capital and career consultancy experience, believes that a one size fits all approach to career transition fails to meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce – our philosophy is simple: flexibility in meeting client needs   More...
12 December 2008 14:49

Business guru Dave Ulrich has urged HR professionals to use the tough economic climate to their advantage in 2009 - by getting rid of poor performers. Speaking exclusively to Personnel Today , the HR legend said the global financial crisis gave  More...
05 December 2008 08:00

A government-sanctioned national blacklist of staff sacked for dishonesty is struggling to attract employers because they are too worried about the bad press, Personnel Today has learned. The National Staff Dismissal Register , launched by a gov  More...
05 December 2008 07:01

Application Lynx – a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) & payroll solutions - has partnered with Frontline Consulting Services (FCS) - a US based market leading Global System Integrator and Product Development company. F  More...
04 December 2008 14:43

A luxury hotel chain will use work experience students to make up the overtime hours currently worked by permanent employees if the UK loses its opt-out to the Working Time Directive (WTD) next month, Personnel Today has learned. The acting H  More...
19 November 2008 07:01

When disaster strikes, getting employees back to work is an essential part of the recovery process, so employers need to invest time and effort in training managers and staff to deal with traumatic situations.  More...
18 November 2008 00:00

Microsoft's new HR chief has vowed to get more women into IT jobs at the software giant as one of her first priorities. Sarah Fisher, who replaced Dave Gartenberg as HR director five weeks ago, told Personnel Today she was "personally committed"  More...
14 November 2008 07:56

Tesco is sending all 280,000 of its UK employees a guide to managing their money as it ramps up its efforts to help them through the economic crisis. The supermarket giant is distributing the Financial Services Authority's essential guide to personal  More...
04 November 2008 07:36

Successful execution on change to deliver impact in the workplace and implementation of HR solutions optimised for the fast changing workforce of the future, are set to take centre stage for discussion at this year’s Infohrm Europe Conference. Mar  More...
29 October 2008 16:59

TPI Index reveals softness in outsourcing contract awards   Third Quarter TPI Index reveals a slowdown in outsourcing, but the market is expected to rebound and the outlook is positive   London, 16 October 2008 ― TPI, the largest sourcing dat  More...
29 October 2008 16:59

As part of HDA’s sustained commitment to refining and developing our programme capability and ensuring we continue to meet our client needs, we regularly obtain feedback from those who take up a HDA programme. Recent analysis of our ‘end of pr  More...
22 October 2008 16:34

HDA, with almost 30 years' human capital and career consultancy experience throughout the UK and internationally, is a founder member of CareerNet International (CNI) – CareerNet International (CNI) is a network comprising leading outplacemen  More...
22 October 2008 14:26

Managers are worse at saying 'thank you' than they were 10 years ago, according to a survey. A poll of 1,088 workers by business consultancy Maritz found UK businesses were split between 'thankers' and 'thank nots'. More than a third claimed bosses  More...
10 October 2008 07:40

Abbey has launched a new emergency care service for its employees that could save the company £500,000 a year. The bank has teamed up with care provider My Family Care to provide a 24-hour database of contacts through which Abbey staff will be abl  More...
02 October 2008 13:09

VaLUENTiS has announced the launch of its Management Pathfinder® solution for organisations combating the challenges of the current economic climate. Based on the successful HCM EvaluatorTM, the Management Pathfinder® is a change-driven pr  More...
30 September 2008 10:58

The Human Capital Management Institute has announced a major membership recruitment drive. The HCMI, established in 2006 through the International School of Human Capital Management (ISHCM), is a not-for-profit organisation representing a new pha  More...
29 September 2008 13:56

Wychavon District Council has been crowned the best council to work for in an annual competition. The council - based in Worcestershire - beat scores of other local authorities in the contest run by workplace engagement consultancy Best Compani  More...
25 September 2008 12:25

Pressure on employers to fund and facilitate healthcare and pensions schemes will intensify as the government struggles with the rising costs of an ageing workforce, a new survey has claimed. A report by think tank the World Economic Forum (WEF),   More...
24 September 2008 11:27

Coca-Cola has proved that tailoring career development to suit high-potential employees can dramatically increase internal promotions and thereby save the company huge recruitment costs. Stevens Sainte-Rose, HR director for the marketing, strategy an  More...
17 September 2008 09:37

Teenagers and young adults - the so-called Generation Y - have witnessed their parents working tirelessly in pursuit of bigger salaries and promotions and don't fancy slogging their guts out in the same way. At least, that's what several rec  More...
14 September 2008 21:00