Opinion

Michelle Alabaster’s lengthy, high-profile case against the Woolwich – now part of Barclays – ended in success last week. Supported...

our irascible insider on... cutting absence rates

Flexible working has never had an easy ride, but rumblings of a business backlash will make debates on this issue...

Work is one of the big things missing from this general election. Sure, there are passing references to the strength...

John McMullen is professor of labour law at the University of Leeds

We need to overcome both contempt for new jobs in the service sector and the worship of old-style manufacturing

Employers can win claims of breaches in human rights if they show they took justified and proportionate steps

It was the way that Helen (our long-suffering HR Manager) strode into my office which suggested there was something that...

Value for taxpayers’ money spent on public services has been a recurring theme in the general election campaign, with the...

The news that the European Parliament is inching ever closer to scrapping the opt-out clause in the Working Time Directive...

Last year, the government’s influential ‘waste watchdog’, Sir Peter Gershon, identified annual public sector efficiency savings amounting to £15bn a...

In common with many organisations, Deloitte undertakes a regular people survey, the results of which go on to form the...

We could all learn a thing or two from the life of the late pope, including his very practical work ethic, as outlined in Stephen Overell's excellent Off Message

HR Hartley on the things we do to save money

Increasingly, employees are looking to 'portfolio' careers - taking on a number of roles to broaden their experience or job interests. But what might this mean for the careers of HR professionals themselves?