I was speaking to the finance director of a medium-sized company recently, and he proudly told me that he only had four HR staff (including the people director) for his workforce of 2,500.
HR strategy
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It would seem tough times are ahead at telecoms company Cable & Wireless.
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British Airways (BA) is working on a number of contingency plans so it can avoid a repeat of last summer’s Heathrow crisis, when wildcat strikes by staff at in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet grounded 700 flights
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Car manufactuter Peugeot-Citroën has signed a global deal with federations representing 85 trade unions agreeing a framework for corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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Wal-Mart is to recruit a full-time director of global ethics, to ensure the retailer's code of conduct is applied across its global network of more than 6,200 stores and 1.6 million employees in 15 countries, including Asda in the UK.
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The Crown Prosecution Service has signed a three year deal with medical provider Atos Origin to provide occupational health services to its 8,500 staff.
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Business groups have condemned proposals to link company insurance policies to crimes in workers' homes.
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How HR can help to close the productivity gap
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Local residents in Guildford have won their battle to stop IBM contractors working for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) parking in residential roads.
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Soon it will be springtime, and every HR professional will be bombarded with conferences, articles and general wailing about how few HR directors are on company boards
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Survey shows the search for talented staff will be a major battleground in coming years.
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Bank emphasises commitment to people with top role for HR chief.
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A TUC campaign to encourage staff to have a full lunch break and leave work on time tomorrow, fails to tackle the root cause of the UK's long-hours culture.
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Residents have won their battle to stop IBM contractors working on an outsourcing project parking in residential roads.
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The BBC is facing the potential threat of strike action over the terms of its £100m HR outsourcing deal with Capita.