Until it accepts that people are not our greatest asset, the HR community will struggle to influence business leaders.
HR strategy
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An overwhelming majority of UK senior executives believe being able to sack a fixed number of staff every year would...
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Thinking space: A small but growing number of organisations offer staff formal 'ideas time' outside of their normal duties. What does this mean for productivity and morale? Virginia Matthews finds out.
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Tony Blair says offshoring to India is an opportunity, not a threat (Personnel Today, 5 December), but what are the...
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John Lewis Partnership names its personnel director as new managing director
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAndy Street, personnel director at John Lewis, has been named as the company’s new managing director.He will replace current MD Charlie Mayfield,...
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Workers in TV Licensing’s headquarters in Bristol have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the aftermath of Capita’s controversial decision...
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Swansea Council has recommended its cabinet not to proceed with phase two of a controversial outsourcing programme with Capgemini. The...
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Employers’ organisation the CBI has set up a new taskforce to look at tackling climate change.
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Personnel Today succeeded in putting HR issues on the national agenda in 2006 by generating media coverage worth nearly £1m....
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January is a gloomy month, but cheering up your staff could actually boost your profits, says Sally O'Reilly.
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Author: Jo HaighPrice: £12.99 Publisher: Piatkus BooksPages: 237ISBN: 0749927062Buy this book from AmazonAuthor Jo Haigh, who has 25 years’ experience...
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The HR profession getsthe chance to voice its opinion on headline news each week via our barometer at PersonnelToday.com –...
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Train operator GNER issues radio-controlled watches to 1,000 frontline staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRail workers are being given new watches in a bid to make more trains leave on time.Staff at train operator...
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Liverpool City Council has awarded a five-year extension of its outsourcing contract to its own joint venture with BT.
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Sandwell council announces plans to outsource back office functions to BT
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySandwell council in the West Midlands has named BT as the preferred bidder for a £300m 15-year contract to transform...