Global HR

Wal-Mart has been forced to recognise a second trade union in China in a week

Ministry of Defence civilian staff in Northern Ireland are to get an extra £14,000 lump sum as part of their redundancy deal

Anglo-Polish accord puts end to tax double-whammy for Poles working in the UK.

Sick leave for police and prison officers in Northern Ireland has cost almost £47m in the past two years, official figures reveal.

Survey reveals that majority in global HR do not measure impact of employer brand.

Italian bank UniCredit has announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs by 2008.

It’s American Independence Day. The US may be the land of opportunity, but can it provide you with a way...

With its senior executives facing a restructure and potential redundancy, how is Northern Ireland’s government department for health retaining its top talent?

Giving tax breaks to carers should be a no-brainer. It works for childcare, so why shouldn’t it work for eldercare?...

Unionists put lives on the line in fight for rights around the world.

Minimum wageCurrently Euros 1,217.91 (£825) per month. Collective bargaining agreements generally stipulate a minimum wage that is higher than the...

BT chairman urges UK businesses to rethink strategy to be able to compete with "tiger economies".

Personneltoday.com asked legal experts in France and the UK for their views on some of the recent high-profile claims made by trade union Amicus - with surprising results. Greg Pitcher reports.

First they invaded us in 1066, and now the French are getting all our jobs. Well, that's how it sometimes seems when you listen to the news at the moment. But are our labour laws really that out of kilter with those across the Channel?

Radical reform of work laws will have to wait for a new government.