The HR profession

BT Group has appointed a new CHRO, Athalie Williams, who joins from BHP and replaces Debbie White, who is leaving the company.

Companies and institutions operating in sectors such as HR tech, education, voluntary, logistics and finance all feature in our autumn round-up of recent HR appointments.

More than half (55%) of HR departments have seen, or expect to have, their budgets cut as rising costs impact organisations. 

CIPD resourcing report warns that offering better salaries is unsustainable and that flexibility and career development are increasingly important.

In this episode, Chris Taylor examines the relationship between ESG – environmental, social and governance considerations – and HR.
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CIPD calls on employers to stop screening for candidates with degrees and to hire according to skills and potential.

Paul Nowak, currently her deputy, will succeed Frances O’Grady as TUC general secretary when she retires at the end of the 2022.

Boris Johnson has approved the appointment of a government chief people officer.

With the summer holiday season looming, research from recruitment firm Glassdoor has found that nearly half of employees (47%) struggle...

NHS England has appointed a new chief workforce officer, Dr Navina Evans.

This month so far has seen major new appointments at several tech giants and a plum job at one of the UK's leading banks.

HR professionals must embrace volatility and see 'crises as catalysts for change', according to CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese.

AI will determine where and how organisations access talent in the future, but it will be up to human teams to exploit its potential.

With less than two weeks left to submit entries for the Personnel Today Awards 2022, we profile one of last...

International HR Day is here. But so is World Bee Day …