Editors Blog

HR | The profession must answer its critics

Another week, another report claiming the death of the HR function as we know it. The latest culprit is consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its Key Trends in Human Capital report, which claims the future of the profession is in doubt,...

Posted by Mike Berry on April 28, 2008 9:03 AM

From Personnel to HR | What’s in a name?

Yep, you’ve guessed it. HR people in their hundreds are still debating what the profession should be called, now and 20 years down the line. ‘Mr HR’ himself, leading business guru Dave Ulrich, brought the topic up at a PwC...

Posted by Louisa Peacock on March 31, 2008 11:16 AM

Human resources | Playing the name game (again)

The debate as to what human resources practitioners should call themselves has raged for some time. HR or personnel? Should the function's job titles rebrand as talent officers, business partners or something else? Does it really matter? Personnel Today's Editor...

Posted by Mike Berry on November 12, 2007 8:00 AM