Positive employment outlook set to remain for rest of 2012 The employment outlook for the rest of the year is set to remain positive, according to...  More...
12 November 2012 15:06

Peter Cheese, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), today opened the organisation's annual conference by setting out his ambitions for the institute and the wider HR profession, and pledged to make the CIPD more  More...
06 November 2012 12:40

How did you get into HR? At university, I studied European Business Studies, specialising in marketing and HR, and spent one year working at Airbus Industrie in Toulouse. The placement was a great opportunity to learn about the cross secti  More...
31 October 2012 09:43

How did you get into HR? Completely by accident. I started on the Enterprise Rent-A-Car management training programme and a senior colleague recommended me for a role in HR. What do you enjoy most about HR? I love the variety. This morning I wa  More...
30 October 2012 09:22

We continue our catch-ups with some of the RADs supporters with Mark MacAlesher, head of trading at Metro (London), one of the sponsors of the 2013 awards. 1. Why do Metro (London) and the Evening Standard support the RADs? Our associatio  More...
24 October 2012 16:56

With many businesses in Australia crying out for talent, could it prove a potential relocation target? Few people in the UK will have heard of Coles Supermarkets, but in Australia, it's as big a household name as Tesco. It's also bucking economic tre  More...
23 October 2012 16:37

HR teams are failing to drive business growth because they are unable to cope with business needs, and are failing to deliver a return on investment, according to a report published today by KPMG. Published in association with the Economis  More...
15 October 2012 13:29

Claudia Schlossberger (pictured) has joined brewing company Carlsberg Group as senior vice president of global human resources, where she will be responsible for 41,000 employees. Schlossberger moves from retailer Metro Group, where she held the positio  More...
10 October 2012 10:06

With global mobility and international relocation on the rise, Personnel Today looks at what HR professionals should expect from a move to the Middle East. Do you like the sound of hours of sunshine, a tax-free salary and an attractive relocation p  More...
28 September 2012 15:34

The organisation you work for has just announced it is going to acquire another company. Everyone is excited about the deal, the company will be able to grow and prosper, gain new customers and hopefully save a bit of money on back-office systems in the  More...
27 September 2012 14:38

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a tool to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to manage their employees during times of growth. Businesses can use the resource to help manage the workforce, bu  More...
26 September 2012 12:43

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced that it will make its HR Profession Map available to the entire HR profession in October. Currently a members-only resource, the tool provides a framework of core skill  More...
25 September 2012 14:42

HR must help to build a new generation of ethical, self-aware leaders, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Falling levels of trust as a result of the financial crisis, diminishing respect for   More...
10 September 2012 17:07

The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) and business apprenticeship issuing authority Skills CFA have launched a new higher apprenticeship in Human Resource Management to broaden access to HR careers. Developed in conjunction wi  More...
07 September 2012 12:05

Unless you decide to stay in one role for your entire HR career, it is likely that you will gain experience in both large and small organisations. Recent research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that HR has just   More...
29 August 2012 16:30

In the second of our quick-fire interviews with some of the RAD Awards judges, we speak to John Salt, website director at totaljobs.com, one of the sponsors of our awards for 2013. Why is totaljobs.com sponsoring the RADs? The RADs celebrate th  More...
16 August 2012 16:14

The shortlist for the Personnel Today Awards 2012 has been revealed. The awards, which take place on 28 November at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, recognise the very best in HR practice. The awards ceremony is one of the highlights of the HR calend  More...
02 August 2012 09:59

A round up of the latest HR appointments. Hilary Ellis (pictured) has been appointed to the newly created role of HR director at private equity partnership Arle Capital Partners. Ellis will take responsibility for developing and retaining the company  More...
30 July 2012 15:08

Jackie Orme, the former chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has died after losing her fight against pancreatic cancer. She was 46 years of age. After nearly four years at the helm of the institute, Orme st  More...
20 July 2012 15:25

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) will "name and shame" HR managers who are ruled against in disciplinary hearings, if the disciplinary panel decides it is in the public interest to do so. The development was recently revea  More...
17 July 2012 14:06