The HR profession

Hazel Warhurst has joined Daisy Group as group head of HR. She joins from Eurotel, the Halifax-based telecoms company acquired...

The profession has had a tough year, so the fact that the majority of employers in the latest IRS survey...

The HR world is increasingly gaining respect from top managers as it becomes more visible as a result of the...

Innovation goes with the territory for HR professionals working in IT, particularly now the recession has switched their focus from...

My mentor dates back to my earliest days with Informa, when I became HR director at what was then part...

My mentoring relationship with Esther O’Halloran began nine or 10 years ago, when we both worked for Pret A Manger....

The Caring Homes Group has appointed Liz Willis as head of learning and development. This is a newly created role,...

BestThe best career decision I ever made was to take a job as the personnel and training manager for Coats...

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a manifesto for recovery, calling for a national minimum wage...

BT’s HR director has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s honours list.Caroline Waters, director of people and policy...

It’s been a long, hard year in HR. The recession has taken its toll on employers. HR has responded with...

HR departments have cut the least jobs during the recession, with nearly a quarter having taken on extra staff, research...

HR directors have to hit so many targets at work, it’s surprising they have the will to set personal goals...

Over the past 10 years, the HR world has undergone great change. It has had to cope with the impact...

Whitehall HR functions are still not going far enough to make the necessary efficiencies and improve performance, a government report...