HR strategy

The number of UK financial services jobs outsourced to low-cost centres aboard is expected to soar to 180,000 by 2010.

Further education is seen as a bad place to work, but HR professionals are taking steps to change that. Kirstie Redford reports.

Professional services firm Deloitte has launched a £10m training academy that will offer free advice to HR directors.

The need to find, nurture and develop future leaders is at a critical stage as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...

It's the soft stuff that counts. People skills make boardrooms successful, says a new survey. Philip Whiteley reports.

HR has fought for some time for recognition of its strategic contribution to an organisation.

Chairmen and other executives are under pressure to devote greater time to investor relations and meeting regulatory requirements.

Introduction of increased prescribing powers for nurses to be vigorously opposed by doctors.

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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

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

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

Powergen customer service chief admits to poor quality service.

The government has announced a new drive to improve efficiency in Whitehall by merging back office functions such as HR

The attempt to achieve £20bn of efficiency savings in the public sector using technology is causing “sleepless nights” for senior officials, according to a new report