HR strategy

If you are considering setting up a corporate university, then this book will be an informative read.

Willie Walsh, the new chief executive of British Airways, is reportedly planning a sweeping programme of job cuts across the airline's operations.

HR staff at health and beauty chains Boots and Alliance UniChem face an uncertain future after the two firms unveiled merger plans in a deal worth £7bn.

The failure of employees to cope with the number of passwords they need at work is adding to business costs and undermining IT security.

How to attract, nurture and keep tomorrow's star performers

To win 'the war for talent' you need to know what you want, how to get it and how to keep it. Larry Hochman explains how to do all three

Most medium-sized companies have no plans to outsource HR, or any other functions

Change programmes will only be successful if they take into account the individual needs of each employee, not just generic...

Sainsbury's has launched a major overhaul of staff training to underpin a 10m branding change labelled "the most significant in the company's 136-year history"

HR should be central to all outsourcing deals. The earlier it becomes involved, the greater the chance of the process bearing fruit. Ross Wigham reports

The BA/Gate Gourmet dispute demonstrated the pitfalls of putting too many eggs in one basket and how outsourcing non-core functions could have helped the airline avoid the crisis in the first place, argues Anthony Hesketh

Outsourcing its recruitment function saved property company Jones Lang LaSalle time and money. Its HR director tells Ross Wigham what made outsourcing so appealing

BMA survey shows one third of NHS trusts in England plan to cut services, with redundancies and recruitment freezes likely

As head of talent management at Socpo, Alan Warner aims to shake things up in government personnel departments. He tells Kirstie Redford how

Identifying and nurturing top performers at all levels is helping Sony Europe plan for the future. Simon Kent reports