Virginia Matthews

The traditionally curmudgeonly British character shouldn’t lead us to overlook the risks anger at work can pose to staff health...

The Fire and Rescue Service and has already been grappling wth its poor diversity record for more than a decade. So will the new Equality and Diversity Strategy 2008-2018 really make any difference?

More and more employers are falling victim to the ‘helicopter parenting’ phenomenon. How can HR make the best of family...

Global assignments are a great way to keep staff engaged, but they need to be handled carefully, discovers Virginia Matthews.

The headlines predict months of doom and gloom, but that needn’t have a negative impact on keeping talent engaged. Virginia...

After six months in the shadows, the Equality and Human Rights Commission is preparing a YouTube awareness campaign.

HR in TV storylines never seems to get a sympathetic portrayal. What does this mean for the perception of the profession? Virginia Matthews finds out.

To lose a top team virtually overnight would be extremely bad luck. But when the loss is caused by a...

Many HR professionals are gearing up for the potential introduction of the Agency Workers Directive and the rights it could...

Executive coaching gets a bad press as difficult to measure and populated by unregulated charlatans. But organisations are beginning to...

When high earners, such as former Norther Rock boss Adam Applegarth, recieve huge pay-ffs for failing to succeed, what can human resources do to manage everyone else's expectations? Virginia Matthews reports.

Consumers may have lost trust in offshore outsourcing, but more companies see the advantages beyond the stereotypes. Virginia Matthews reports...

Retaining and developing your top talent calls for some creative thinking and inspired solutions. Here, three organisations outline their unique approaches to talent management.

Is an in-house recruitment team the most effective way of sourcing overseas talent in the finance sector? Virginia Matthews assesses...