Portsmouth Business School is leading the way in publishing student textbooks for human resource management programmes. Three out of four of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) core textbooks are authored and edited by Busin  More...
04 August 2010 13:31

RBS HR director Neil Roden has announced his resignation, saying the time was right now the bank was "stable and moving from being a problem to an opportunity". Roden told Personnel Today he will continue working at RBS for another five to si  More...
14 June 2010 14:50

Metropolitan Police HR chief Martin Tiplady (pictured right) has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours list 2010 . Tiplady received the award for services to policing and for re-positioning the HR function as a driver f  More...
14 June 2010 14:36

Sainsbury's HR chief has announced her resignation and will step down in July. Imelda Walsh took on the role of HR director at Sainsbury's in October 2001 but will now leave the supermarket chain on 16 July. Walsh has not lined up another job but t  More...
14 June 2010 14:00

Sean Wheeler is leaving Malmaison & Hotel du Vin, where he has been group director of people development since 2005, to become area director of HR at the Dorchester Collection. His role is a new one and will involve overseeing three UK hotels  More...
19 May 2010 16:57

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was the group HR director for beer brewer Scottish & Newcastle, responsible for overall strategic development, policy formulation, and execution on people-related issues. The   More...
11 May 2010 14:43

Kellogg's has hired Karen McCormick as its European HR vice-president to cover maternity leave. McCormick started at the cereal maker in February and will cover the maternity leave of Karen Meehan until January 2011. She said: "I am delighted to ta  More...
13 April 2010 15:55

The HR jobs market has continued to show strong growth as the number of vacancies advertised online increased by 14% in the past month. The Monster Employment Index found the number of HR jobs advertised online rose by 14% (10 points) from 69 in Ja  More...
09 March 2010 00:40

Atul Shah (pictured below), founder of Diverse Ethics, looks at the importance of diversity in the HR sector. At a recent seminar, a senior adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) publicly said that, as an organisation,  More...
03 March 2010 15:05

Q I'm an old-school HR director, but have just been made responsible for change management. Where should I start? The HR expert's view Make sure you involve people and do not impose changes on them. You will need to ensure that you manage th  More...
01 March 2010 10:46

Less experienced HR workers have expressed concern that new changes to CIPD membership levels could disadvantage them in the jobs market. Last week, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) unveiled a new associate level of membe  More...
26 February 2010 17:43

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a new professional level of membership in a bid to improve recognition of the profession at all levels. The Associate level membership will come below the current Charter  More...
25 February 2010 13:52

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? As HR director for the Asia Pacific region, a key priority was attracting, developing and retaining talent in a region of high growth. What are the duties in your new role?   More...
22 February 2010 15:59

Merlin Entertainments has filled its group HR director role after being without one for six months. Tea Colaianni, vice president of HR, Europe, at Hilton Hotels, was headhunted for the post, which is responsible for attractions including Sea Life,  More...
11 February 2010 13:44

I was the HR lead in the integration of World Duty Free and Alpha Retail UK, following the former's acquisition by Italian-based catering and retail company Autogrill (which already owned Alpha Retail). We set up a group of senior leads from across t  More...
18 January 2010 15:07

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was head of HR for Domino's Pizza Group, responsible for HR across head office and distribution. What qualifications do you hold? I have a postgraduate diploma in personne  More...
18 January 2010 15:04

Hazel Warhurst has joined Daisy Group as group head of HR. She joins from Eurotel, the Halifax-based telecoms company acquired by Daisy in 2009. Warhurst has spent 15 years in HR, holding senior management roles at Weir Group and BT. She will be respon  More...
18 January 2010 14:49

My mentor dates back to my earliest days with Informa, when I became HR director at what was then part of the Corporation of Lloyds of London. He was Iain Lindsay-Smith, then deputy chief executive, and a very experienced journalist who had at one t  More...
11 January 2010 16:27

My mentoring relationship with Esther O'Halloran began nine or 10 years ago, when we both worked for Pret A Manger. I was working on the retail side but, wanting to move into HR, I decided to study for a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development   More...
11 January 2010 10:38

The Caring Homes Group has appointed Liz Willis as head of learning and development. This is a newly created role, and Willis will be responsible for the L&D strategy across the group, including its head office. She joins from Asda, where she spent  More...
11 January 2010 10:22