Opinion

Great to see that bullying in the workplace is falling (Personnel Today, 1 November).

Proposals to introduce six months' paternity leave have all the hallmarks of New Labour policy – an eye-catching, headline-grabbing idea that will have very little real effect

Are most HR directors doddering old fools, or simply stupid kids? Of course not. And that's no way to talk about colleagues with age legislation coming in next year. Yet there must be some explanation for what looks a lot like dithering incompetence

The fact bullying is on the decline is testament to HR's efforts in trying to stamp this problem out.

The fact we have devoted this week's issue to workplace health is an indication that if you're not working on the wellbeing of your employees, then you should be

Fact: the UK is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. We have the fastest-growing obesity rate of all developed countries

'Women on top' was the theme of this month's HR Directors Club briefing, held at Warwick Castle with guest speaker Edwina Currie.

In the recent survey of 1,000 business executives, their top 10 leaders of all time included the usual suspects: Winston Churchill in pole position, followed by Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

The Newbury Index - a system for rating how well organisations manage to capitalise on their people - came under heavy scrutiny on these pages following Personnel Today's report (7 June)

HR Hartley on life coaches

The case of BT v Pousson (EAT/0347/04) demonstrates how making reasonable adjustments as required under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)...

In a year's time it will be illegal to refuse someone a job, training, promotion or benefits on the grounds of age

One of the main reasons women's pay continues to lag behind men's is that so many employers genuinely believe that the gender pay gap lies elsewhere.

After countless predictions of times of change, is the future of work still a permanent job, or more of a half-way house?

How many of you work in HR because you want to help people? Hands up