The HR profession

Where were you working before and what were your duties?
I joined construction group Wates from Centrica, where I was...

Beverley Shears has joined the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) as director of HR.
Shears will focus on helping deliver the...

Most HR professionals would agree that their job goes well beyond the traditional role of dealing with grievances and filing holiday forms. But for some, the daily grind can include animals, talent contests or blizzards. Greg Pitcher speaks to three HR managers in unusual roles.

HR consultants – you either love them or you hate them. I set up my business a few months ago...

Q I have been looking for a job in HR for several months now and want to expand my search....

Our link-up with Henley Management College to offer a place on its new MSc in Advanced HR Management to one...

To add to the opinions expressed by Cara Davani and Martin Tiplady (Personnel Today, 16 January) on the Chartered Institute...

Sally Reid has been appointed to the newly created role of head of performance and HR at Midlothian Council. She...

Where were you working before, and what were your duties?
I was with Norwich Union Healthcare as HR business partner...

Well, now we’re cooking – literally. Two new corporate sponsors (including a restaurant) boosted Guru’s fundraising thermometer this week, each...

Companies could save up to 80% of their HR costs by centralising the department – possibly offshore and almost certainly...

Civil service HR staff have been left “between a rock and the Treasury” by the continuing reforms that have led...

I was delighted the TUC agreed to join forces with Personnel Today to conduct a major piece of research on...

Ros McCool has joined the Crown Prosecution Service as HR director. McCool will be responsible for 300 HR staff and...

HR professionals and union reps are age-old adversaries - employer and workforce representatives meeting toe to toe at the front line of industrial relations. But what is their modern relationship really like? Rob Willock analyses exclusive new research to find out.