The HR profession

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

Where were you working before, and what were your duties?
I was head of diversity at the Land Registry.
What...

I am fed up with reading about how HR needs to become more ‘commercial’ and ‘business-minded’ to be taken seriously...

The Conservatives have called for a debate on HR management in Whitehall departments following a damning report into staff morale...

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

The fundraising effort in support of the Personnel Today teams’ entry into the Osborne Clarke Challenge, part of the Asics...

I must respond to John Maxted (Letters, Personnel Today, 6 February). The CIPD is in the media 300 times a...

I recently attended a high-level HR conference to get stuck into some meaty business issues. The session – ‘Improving organisational...

Ros Brayfield has joined the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as head of HR and business resources. She 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.

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...