Intellectual property (IP) clauses are used in employment contracts, as well as contracts with contractors and consultants, in order to protect the intellectual property of the employer and ensure that any IP created by the employee in the course of emp  More...
07 December 2010 17:01

In the current climate, recruitment is the last thing that organisations are thinking about. There is more talk about staff cuts, pay reductions and cost management. But we have never had more jobseekers active. On Google alone in June there were over 1  More...
18 August 2009 00:00

Krispy Kreme will use its doughnuts to entice new recruits when the company opens two new stores next year, the HR chief has revealed. The doughnut retailer will create 150 new jobs in 2010 by opening a new store in Bristol and another at an unconfi  More...
13 August 2009 15:00

Anti-sex industry campaigners have branded Jobcentre Plus 'Pimpcentre Plus' for continuing to advertise jobs in the adult entertainment industry. As the government's consultation 'Accepting and advertising employer vacancies from within the adult en  More...
27 March 2009 10:25

Recruitment advertising has been in the spotlight recently after a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that job adverts could amount to direct discrimination . In the case of Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor rac  More...
01 December 2008 00:00

Where were you working before? I was with Ford as a business manager, working with car dealers to improve their business processes. What qualifications do you hold? BSc (Hons) geography. What are the duties in your role? I am respo  More...
06 March 2008 11:41

Where were you working before, and what were your duties? I was human resources (HR) director for Canon, responsible for developing policy and strategy for the sales and service business in the UK and Ireland. I was also part of the Canon Europe HR   More...
14 January 2008 11:46

Where were you working before, and what were your duties? I was on secondment to Unison/Managers in Partnership for six months, before which I was executive director of human resources at East London and The City Mental Health Trust. I rem  More...
26 November 2007 08:00

Frank DouglasGroup HR director, Scottish & Newcastle (international drinks business)  More...
20 November 2007 00:00

Where were you working before and what were your duties? My previous role was at Buckinghamshire County Council, where I led the organisational development and human resources teams for the organisation. What qualifications do you hold? BSc in  More...
12 November 2007 10:50

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I was learning and development manager at Thomson Directories. I developed the company's strategy for learning and development. What qualifications do you hold? I'm currently studying   More...
05 November 2007 08:00

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I was head of human resources (HR) at Abbey, responsible for the manufacturing and central divisions, leading a team of business partners supporting 7,500 customers. What qualifi  More...
15 October 2007 08:00

The appointment of a relatively "unknown" figure to lead the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has caused surprise and concern across the human resources (HR) profession. Jackie Orme, chief personnel officer at the UK and   More...
15 October 2007 08:00

Much has been said about the whirlwind first 100 days Gordon Brown endured as prime minister. Just around the corner from Downing Street, the man he appointed to look after employment relations must be feeling pretty shell-shocked too. Minister for   More...
15 October 2007 08:00

Judges to be judged in appraisal scheme Judges, famed for having never heard of the Beatles or the internet , are to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century world of work. Yep - the Beak is about to receive that horror of HR hor  More...
24 September 2007 12:04

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I was proposition development manager for Prudential, responsible for developing the flexible benefits offering to employers. My duties involved managing external partners and internal resource  More...
11 September 2007 12:03

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I worked as a consultant for a year after I was HR director at WCI Group. My role was to provide HR direction towards the achievement of company strategy, goals and objectives. What quali  More...
03 September 2007 07:00

Where were you working before and what were your duties? I was head of HR for the Islamic Bank of Britain, the first fully Sharia'a-compliant Islamic retail bank in the UK, which enables Muslims to bank according to their faith. I developed the HR s  More...
20 August 2007 00:00

Where were you working before and what were your duties? As a business partner at Royal Bank of Scotland, I worked with five executive committees across 14 of the bank’s brands, to provide growth and change management strategies. I also worked on integ  More...
06 August 2007 10:43

Jonathan Baume talks about the challenges of his third term as general secretary of senior civil servants' union the FDA.Continuing our series of interviews with influential figures from business and industry.   More...
24 July 2007 00:00