Is human capital measurement the best route to establishing HR as a truly strategic function?
HR strategy
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The BBC has whittled the list of companies bidding to run part of its HR services down to three.
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Workers who are unhappy in their jobs are more likely to become ill, according to extensive research.
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The number of UK financial services jobs outsourced to low-cost centres aboard is expected to soar to 180,000 by 2010.
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The need to find, nurture and develop future leaders is at a critical stage as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
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It's the soft stuff that counts. People skills make boardrooms successful, says a new survey. Philip Whiteley reports.
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HR has fought for some time for recognition of its strategic contribution to an organisation.
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Further education is seen as a bad place to work, but HR professionals are taking steps to change that. Kirstie Redford reports.
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Professional services firm Deloitte has launched a £10m training academy that will offer free advice to HR directors.
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Chairmen and other executives are under pressure to devote greater time to investor relations and meeting regulatory requirements.
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Introduction of increased prescribing powers for nurses to be vigorously opposed by doctors.
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On first sight this book didn't appeal to me
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Boots and Alliance Unichem's partnership is the latest high-profile merger to hit the headlines. With 76,000 employees involved, the HR team will have its work cut out aligning cultures and dealing with the numerous people issues arising from the move
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The decision by Sainsbury's to scrap its £2.1bn, 10-year IT outsourcing contract with consultancy Accenture highlights the importance of "not leaping on the outsourcing bandwagon", according to experts
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Swindon Borough Council instigated a leadership training programme to speed up the pace of change, for both its managers and the organisation itself, reports Nic Paton