Opinion

The UK has the least skilled, least trained, least numerate and least literate workforce in Europe. Everything has been tried, but resolutely, the problem remains

Rod Edwards, chief executive of learning services company KnowledgePool, argues the case for measuring the impact of investment in talent development, transforming it from a transactional activity into a strategic process

Making learning stick remains the holy grail of anyone responsible for people development in their organisation. Margaret Kubicek asks how to make it happen

Compliance training has been a major preoccupation of the past few months, as sectors such as the financial services industry...

The government's Operating and Financial Review regulations are out for consultation until 28 February. They virtually ignore recommendations for organisations to measure and report on their people policies.

When are we going to do something serious about the quality of senior management in this country? How many more...

Conflicting approaches to judging sexual harassment claims continue to confuse employers and employees, as recent rulings in the Employment Appeal tribunal (EAT) show.

Pensions are back under the spotlight. The new pension regime, which comes into force on 6 April 2006, is causing companies and individuals to look carefully at pension policy and provision and they are likely to face some tough decisions

'I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff for all their hard work'. This is all we'll still find in an average company report about that most important asset: people (Personnel Today 15 February)

HR Hartley on human capital management

It should have been HR’s defining moment. At last there was a chance to demonstrate the link between people policies...

HR Hartley on the pitfalls of being part of the forgotten majority

I have been reading with interest recent articles in Personnel Today about enormous HR departments. In some cases, the size...

Two major organisations make the headlines this week with moves that stress the importance, recognition and ever-growing status of the...

We've had quite a rash of maternity and paternity leave which, even with the best of interim cover, has left all sorts of cracks