If HR is really adding value to the business, then why can't the rest of the organisation see it? Perhaps HR should start shouting about its successes, argues Kirstie Redford.
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Financial services and IT firms may have been male-dominated industries in the past, but according to a survey by the...
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All is not well in the provision of manufacturing skills training, say many employers. They believe wholesale change in how training is delivered is necessary.
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Training presents many challenges, but few are as difficult to deal with as awkward delegates. Don't despair if you're faced with a sea of apathy or the odd hostile - there are ways of handling the most annoying behaviour.
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The Corporate Manslaughter Bill aims to make it easier to prosecute companies where gross negligence leads to death. How can companies keep safe? By Kirstie Redford.
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With the Work and Families Bill encouraging employers to provide working patterns around the needs of staff, rather than vice versa, flexible working is becoming an increasingly hot topic.
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What are the main drivers for staff seeking temporary empoyment over the festive period?
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Stress-related absenteeism costs UK organisations £3.7bn a year. Kirstie Redford asks whether training can provide a cost-effective remedy
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The government is working hard on implementingfamily-friendly policies for the UK workforce. But will a raft of new legislation really lead to better work-life balance? Kirstie Redford finds out
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During the warmer summer months, the temptation is greater than ever to escape the office at lunchtime for a cold...
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The impact of the forthcoming age discrimination rules was apparent in the results of this year's recruitment, retention and turnover survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
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As with any successful relationship, there has to be trust between employer and employee. Yet when a member of staff is suspected of wrongdoing, it may be tempting to resort to undercover monitoring, or to hire private investigators
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Leaving an organisation to go it alone can be an attractive career move - no more office politics and the freedom to focus on the areas of HR you want
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Why is there a culture of discrimination in the City
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Personnel Today reader Angela Edwards swapped her role as head of HR at a charity to become a presenter on home shopping channel QVC for the day. Kirstie Redford tunes in