Opinion

I am furious with the short-sightedness of my HR department in not recognising a major business qualification.
I was recruited...

The issue of equality in the workplace is always emotive, if your recent coverage on equal pay – and the...

Until it accepts that people are not our greatest asset, the HR community will struggle to influence business leaders.

Does the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) meet the needs of senior HR people with broader business roles? Two top HR professionals offer their perspectives.

I appreciate that ‘watercooler moments’ are an essential and colourful thread in the fabric of modern working life, but the...

It’s not every day you get the chance of winning an £18,000 prize, but that is what’s on offer to...

Training. Development. Upskilling. Whatever you want to call it, improving the skills of our workforces has to be the top...

I am absolutely horrified that Ken Livingstone has increased London Underground fares, and rail companies think they can push up...

There have always been predictions of the imminent collapse of the HR function – a warning often made by executives...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the CIPD actually stand for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development?If that’s...

Discrimination legislation and its effect on partnerships, such as in the financial and legal sectors, has always been something of...

If HR is waiting for a hot opportunity to show how strategic it is, then the Leitch Review is it....

Last month, I delivered a presentation at the 2006 Financial Directors’ Conference. No, I haven’t moved to ‘the dark side’...

Like many HR professionals, I like to use my daily commute as a time to catch up on e-mails, look...

Has the tinsel got you twitching yet? Mince pies getting you in a mess? The first mention of mistletoe and...