Global HR

As assistant director of HR for Interpol, you might imagine that Jean-Francois Gadeceau is in charge of trench-coated detectives lurking...

Industrial action by classroom assistants in Northern Ireland may spread in a long-running dispute about job evaluations

The British Medical Association has called for urgent action to stem the tide of qualified healthcare staff leaving developing countries.

A short film on HR outsourcing has gained a Europe-wide release on the CNBC business network.

IT outsourcing could be worth more than £71bn by the end of 2005.

The pay gap between US and European financial workers continues to widen with Europeans receiving in excess of 10% more than their US counterparts, according to a survey.

Africa is finding its voice on the global call centre circuit, according to new research.East Africa has just made its...

Medical staff have delivered a petition with 35,000 signatures to Stormont, home of the Irish executive, calling for an end to smoking in workplaces in Northern Ireland.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has admitted that its recruitment policy discriminates against protestant applicants.

Teamsters union reaches pay deal to settle 13-year strike.

UK chief executives have seen their pay rise almost 80% since Labour came to power in 1997, according to new research

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has been forced to pay $11m (£5.8m) in civil penalties to the US government

Many multinational organisations now manage their employee pay programmes on a global basis, according to a survey.

The UK loves its spam and this unhealthy diet of junk mail is costing businesses billions

An employee's time abroad is normally when support is provided from the employer. However, coming home means upheaval, which can in turn bring stress. It falls to HR departments to confront the disconcerting effects of repatriation.