Nick Martindale

What effect is the recession having on employers' use of Jobcentre Plus' long-term unemployment scheme?

The latest Monster Employment Index, published next tuesday (12 May), will likely show no improvement in the number of online jobs available in the HR sector. We take a look at what this means for HR practitioners, and what they can do to help the function not just survive, but grow out of the recession.

In the second of our two-part special looking at the new employment law which comes into force in April, we focus on one of the most significant changes: the repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures.

Despite endless waves of job losses, profit warnings and financial collapse, for some businesses, things are going just swimmingly. Nick Martindale speaks to five companies that are thriving in the downturn.

In hard times it's tempting to batten down the hatches, but unions will not help UK jobs by trying to restrict the use of EU workers.

Greater numbers of police staff and fewer police officers may only exacerbate crime in the recession.

Job losses continue to dominate the headlines as businesses scrabble to save money. But there are plenty of alternatives to...

Job losses continue to dominate the headlines as businesses scrabble to save money, but new research from the Chartered Institute...

An IT services company has transformed the skills and knowledge of its HR department by setting up a learning academy. Nick Martindale reports.

For those embarking on a new career in HR, the range of options has never been more diverse. Hot favourites...

KPMG believes that if you look after parents, staff are more likely to stay. Nick Martindale looks at its approach...

Pay deals are proving difficult and budgets have been slashed, but there are ways to reward your staff despite the credit crunch, discovers Nick Martindale.

After years of relatively benign economic conditions, many workers now find themselves squeezed between ever-increasing living costs and sub-inflation pay rises. So how can HR help staff make ends meet?

A project to integrate three separate HR functions at HSBC carried a huge risk, but has paid off in cost savings and greater efficiency. Nick Martindale reports.

PC World wanted to train its managers to become coaches themselves. Its coaching programme was so powerful that it led...