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Director of people and organisation capability, Microsoft (EMEA)

I have recently been informed that our company will be making a number of redundancies, and the HR department itself could be under threat. I am in a difficult position where I need to keep up morale, but I am also considering looking for work elsewhere. What is the best way to keep my options open?

Tough trading conditions have presented hospitality giant Whitbread with some big people management challenges. Mike Berry talks to chief executive Alan Parker.

How to get into it… An HR manager usually starts out as an HR officer or adviser, and then gains...

International property development and fund management group Grosvenor has appointed Sylvia Hamilton to the newly created post of group HR...

CEOs may doubt the value of the service, but that has not stopped HR breaking into the big league in terms of salaries. By Mike Berry and Daniel Thomas

Yvonne Skingle has joined Peterborough City Council as head of HR. She is currently the national policy lead on e-HR/efficiency...

I graduated from university a couple of years ago with a BA in HR Management, gaining a 2:1. I’m really...

What is your new role?HR director at First ScotRail.Where were you working before and what were your duties?I was with...

The latest Recruitment Confidence Index from the Cranfield School of Management once again revealed that skills shortages are at their...

Head of HR, Rileys

I began work in a large retail company as a personnel assistant, from which I was promoted to assistant manager and then running my own HR department. I gained a wealth of experience in a fast-moving company. After two years – during which time I gained the CIPD core management qualification – I decided to resign from the company after maternity leave. I have since found a part-time job as a recruitment assistant. I’m now thinking about returning to full-time work and am particularly interested in employment law. I have looked into an advanced qualification in employment law, but would have to take out a loan to fund it. Which path should I take?

Where you’re likely to work… The title industrial relations officer may also be used in this context as many of...