Ethics
Google is coolest company
Google, the internet search engine, has been named the ‘World’s Coolest Company’ by the Unshrink network of international business leaders....
Engagement policies boost pre-tax profits at Nationwide
Nationwide’s employee engagement policies played a key role in boosting pre-tax profits by 21 per cent last year, according to...
Letters
This
week’s letters
Is time running out for the Working Time
Directive?
UK
employers must be vigilant about the European...
Employment policies for staff ethics on increase
The use of employment policies on the ethical treatment of staff is on the increase, according to an IRS survey....
Share and share alike?
With new laws on information and consultation due from next April, employers are still confused about how much sensitive information they should divulge to staff representatives.
Facing NHS problems head-on
Andrew Foster, HR director at the NHS, talks to Mike Berry about managing vast numbers in the world's third largest workforce
How to make work more meaningful
There is more demand for greater 'meaning' at work. Linda Holbeche highlights key findings from a new study, and looks at how HR can help employers to build better relationships with their employees
Mental block on values
Companies' desire to control employee behaviour has been wrapped in corporate jargon. But what happens to the misfits?
The world in their hands
What challenges do global HR professionalsface in theirday-to-day roles? Meet two women and two men who head up their organisations’...
What about the quality?
In the alleged new era of high employment, perhaps it’s time to think about the quality rather than the quantity...
BT tests out online business ethics advice scheme
BT is piloting an online training system to help staff handle ethical
dilemmas and improve business transparency.
Starting from May...
End to culture of bribery sets the example in India
Wipro is not alone among Indian businesses in practicing world-class HR,
sharing that lofty top tier with a select few...
