http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 16 May 2008 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/16/45895/hr-outsourcing-provider-capita-to-double-india-workforce-in-2008.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/16/45895/hr-outsourcing-provider-capita-to-double-india-workforce-in-2008.html HR outsourcing provider Capita plans to double the number of people it employs in India by the endFri, 16 May 2008 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/16/45887/nhs-workforce-director-general-seeks-hr-input-on-reforms.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/16/45887/nhs-workforce-director-general-seeks-hr-input-on-reforms.html NHS workforce director-general Clare Chapman has called for fellow HR professionals to help her reform people management in the health service. She gave HR directors from across the nation a sneak preFri, 16 May 2008 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/15/45877/morrisons-saves-3.4m-by-energising-staff-to-reduce-carbon-footprint.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/15/45877/morrisons-saves-3.4m-by-energising-staff-to-reduce-carbon-footprint.html Morrisons has trained more than 110,000 staff in energy awareness as part of drive to drastically reduce its carbon footprint, it was revealed last week. The supermarket giant's <A href="http://www.morrisons.co.uk/CorporaThu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/14/45857/shared-services-in-public-sector-fails-to-make-headway-owing-to-workforce-opposition.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/14/45857/shared-services-in-public-sector-fails-to-make-headway-owing-to-workforce-opposition.html Lack of communication with staff is preventing public sector employers from making their HR departments more efficient, the local government efficiency agency has admitted. Siobhan Coughlan, principal consultant at the ImprWed, 14 May 2008 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/14/45856/flexible-working-request-to-be-extended-to-training-says-gordon-brown.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/14/45856/flexible-working-request-to-be-extended-to-training-says-gordon-brown.html Gordon Brown used the draft Queen's Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training. Revealing his plansWed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/12/45794/liberata-local-government-association-sign-10-year-outsourcing-deal.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/12/45794/liberata-local-government-association-sign-10-year-outsourcing-deal.html Liberata has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with the Local Government Association (LGA), that aims to save £29m over the lifetime of the contract. The switch will see a number of business support services incMon, 12 May 2008 11:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/12/45792/friday-podcast-nhs-executive-pay-employee-engagement-and-michelle-mone.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/12/45792/friday-podcast-nhs-executive-pay-employee-engagement-and-michelle-mone.html This week's special programme is recorded at the Human Resources Forum on board the Oriana cruiseliner. One NHS head of HR responds to Sir Gerry Robinson opening address about efficiencies in the NHS and in particularMon, 12 May 2008 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/08/45774/dishonest-employees-to-be-exposed-on-national-dismissal-register.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/08/45774/dishonest-employees-to-be-exposed-on-national-dismissal-register.html A country-wide database of 'workplace offenders' will be launched later this month to combat the annual loss of half-a-billion pounds through staff theft and fraud. The National Staff Dismissal Register will allow employerThu, 08 May 2008 14:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/08/45767/pension-buyout-market-boom-expected-as-firms-shed-responsibility-for-pensioners.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/08/45767/pension-buyout-market-boom-expected-as-firms-shed-responsibility-for-pensioners.html Ten companies listed on the FTSE 100 are actively considering pension buyouts as the credit crunch makes passing off retirement liabilities ever more attractive, it was revealed this morning. A report by actuary Lane, ClarkThu, 08 May 2008 09:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45757/northgate-rebrands-its-hr-division-to-reflect-acquisition-of-arinso.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45757/northgate-rebrands-its-hr-division-to-reflect-acquisition-of-arinso.html Northgate Information Solutions' HR division has been renamed NorthgateArinso. The new name follows <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/05/03/40443/hr-software-company-northgate-buys-majority-stake-in-intWed, 07 May 2008 09:48:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45756/exploitation-of-vulnerable-workers-by-unscrupulous-employers-must-end.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/07/45756/exploitation-of-vulnerable-workers-by-unscrupulous-employers-must-end.html Business leaders this morning called on the government and employers to rescue millions of mistreated UK workers from exploitation reminiscent of practices that were considered exploitative in the 19th century. A <A href="Wed, 07 May 2008 08:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/06/45708/ppma-president-calls-time-on-navel-gazing-hr-dinosaurs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/06/45708/ppma-president-calls-time-on-navel-gazing-hr-dinosaurs.html Public sector HR must evolve or be wiped out, the president of the Public Sector People Managers Association (PPMA) has warned. In his opening address to the annual PPMA conferencTue, 06 May 2008 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/02/45710/lord-leitch-defends-hr-profession-as-in-tune-with-business-objectives.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/02/45710/lord-leitch-defends-hr-profession-as-in-tune-with-business-objectives.html EXCLUSIVE Skills supremo Lord Leitch has leapt to the defence of the HR profession as it battles to convFri, 02 May 2008 16:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/02/45702/british-energy-chief-tasks-hr-with-the-job-of-finding-staff-for-new-nuclear-plants.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/02/45702/british-energy-chief-tasks-hr-with-the-job-of-finding-staff-for-new-nuclear-plants.html British Energy chief executive Bill Coley has placed his HR team at the heart of the company's bid to provide the UK's new nuclear power stations. Coley said the energy producer would strive to use British workers to run thFri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/01/45701/greg-dyke-urges-hr-to-connect-with-ceo-to-bridge-credibility-gap.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/01/45701/greg-dyke-urges-hr-to-connect-with-ceo-to-bridge-credibility-gap.html Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke called upon public sector HR professionals to rally round their chief executives to inspire change in their organisations. Speaking at the Public Sector People Managers Association (PPMThu, 01 May 2008 12:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/01/45699/retailers-commit-to-cutting-emissions-and-reducing-environmental-impact.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/05/01/45699/retailers-commit-to-cutting-emissions-and-reducing-environmental-impact.html Argos, Marks Spencer and Sainsbury's are among a string of household-name retailers pledging to reduce the direct environmental impact of their businesses. The BrThu, 01 May 2008 11:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/30/45688/hr-is-vital-to-reduce-health-and-safety-disasters-warns-work-and-pensions-secretary.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/30/45688/hr-is-vital-to-reduce-health-and-safety-disasters-warns-work-and-pensions-secretary.html Work and pensions secretary James Purnell has warned chief executives that good people management is vital to avoid disasters such as the Buncefield oil explosion. PurneWed, 30 Apr 2008 12:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/30/45682/nhs-patients-suffer-as-nurses-spend-a-million-hours-a-week-on-paperwork.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/30/45682/nhs-patients-suffer-as-nurses-spend-a-million-hours-a-week-on-paperwork.html Nurses spend more than a million hours every week on paperwork which prevents them from frontline care, research has revealed. A <A href="http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/uk/rcn_survey_shows_nurses_spend_more_Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/28/45592/hr-hornets-nest-2008-the-winners-announced.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/28/45592/hr-hornets-nest-2008-the-winners-announced.html Joanne Brown and Carol Mingova from the Orders of SMon, 28 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/25/45384/friday-podcast-pwc-report-questions-hrs-future-police-workloads-increase-bullying-consultants-at-suffolk-council-and-should-employers-train-migrants-english.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/25/45384/friday-podcast-pwc-report-questions-hrs-future-police-workloads-increase-bullying-consultants-at-suffolk-council-and-should-employers-train-migrants-english.html HR news and analysis including: PwC report threatens future of HR - we bring you HR's reaction Senior police figures warn officers' workload has increased since alcohol licensing laws came into effect, becausFri, 25 Apr 2008 15:27:00 GMT