Karen Dempsey

The vast majority of HR departments in the UK now believe they are close enough to the core business to help their organisation achieve its goals.

Does HR lead the march or play second fiddle when it comes to business strategy? Karen Dempsey reports on the findings of Personnel Today's exclusive research.

Recruitment is one of those issues that regularly tops polls of HR's biggest headaches.

Has diversity has finally become a mainstream work practice?

With just six months to go until the anti-ageism regulations come into effect, it's time for HR to make age a priority - if you aren't doing so already

We are delighted to launch the call for entries to the Personnel Today Awards 2006.For those of you who have...

Age discrimination legislation has been dubbed the biggest piece of social engineering for 20 years

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.

Most moves to improve the diversity of an organisation - as long as they are within the law - are applauded. It is largely accepted that it makes good business sense to weave diversity through the fabric of corporate culture.

The ‘people are our greatest assets’ clich is so often trotted out in results meetings and investor briefings, but making...

Judging by the reaction to our front page news story last week about a new recruitment agency that only places...

The chance to lead the marathon HR effort needed to stage the 2012 Olympic Games should be a golden opportunity for HR.

The HR community says it is sorely disappointed with the government's decision to scrap the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) regulations, fearing the move could relegate people issues to the bottom of the boardroom agenda

Every office has one: the person who moans and whines their way through the working week, making life hell for everyone else.

Guardian Newspapers CEO Carolyn McCall prefers a pragmatic approach to HR rather than politically correct niceties. She talks to Karen Dempsey.