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The railway industry has been ordered to make major improvements to staff training following publication of the report into the Paddington disaster. Lord Cullen made nine recommendations on driver management …

Carol Kavanagh joins Argos Carol Kavanagh has started in her new position as HR director for retailer Argos, which has more than 470 stores nationwide. She was previously group HR …

Local government personnel managers have called on the Government to be responsible in the way that it fulfils its pledge to carry out a fundamental reform of the public services. …

The use of appraisal systems is particularly British. Indeed, no other EU nation uses them at managerial level more than the UK. In 1999/2000, 92 per cent of UK organisations …

Redundancy does not automatically lead to stress, strained relationships or financial ruin, according to research assessing the impact of job losses in 18 countries. The report, by global career consultancy …

In the hot seat: Nokia HR director Lynn Rutter talks to Personnel Today about her challenging agenda "It’s inevitable that staff morale is affected and there is an adjustment to …

"K" writes: I graduated with a BA (Hons) in European business with a finance specialism (there was no HR module at that time) in 1991. Since then I have worked …

Jane Lewis previews a day in the life of an HR professional in 2030 It’s going to be a pig of a day. Quite literally. The Ardennes sow is about …

Recent research carried out by Personnel Today and consultancy Penna Sanders &Sidney provides a fascinating – and at times paradoxical – insight into the issues surrounding international placements for HR professionals

Britons seem to be somewhat reluctant to travel abroad for their careers. That was the surprising findings of a survey conducted by Personnel Today together with career consultancy Penna Sanders …

The advent of e-learning is changing traditional models of training. But while the technology may be new, the principles of learning are still the same – and, if anything, they …

Liberal Court of Appeal ruling means companies are protected over justifiable discrimination of disabled

Rob McLuhan looks at how to get that first job in HR. A period of low unemployment is an excellent time for young people to be starting their work career. …

Is an MBA the passport to a seat on the board? Not necessarily, but a 140 per cent salary increase isn’t unrealistic. Stephanie Sparrow reports. The MBA view Rapid career …

Compensation and benefits (C&B) used to be considered an HR backwater. To the outsider, at least, it was hardly the most enticing of disciplines. "When I was an HR generalist …