HR and Business News

Launched with great fanfare, the Pathfinder mutuals initiative aimed to encourage staff to take over public services. Two years on, it’s had mixed fortunes…

Tim Smedley

Mike Cooke, chief executive and former HR director, is tasked with transforming Camden Council at a time of public sector cuts, while improving service provision and keeping engagement high

Anat Arkin

Divisional director, HR and OD, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Chartered FCIPD

Michelle Stevens

A year after the Davies Report, more women are joining boards, but progress remains slow, and UK companies still reject quotas. Could a female version of old‑boy style networking prove to be a viable alternative?

Alicia Clegg

By enabling instant communication, any time, anywhere, social media creates myriad possibilities. How can we maximise its potential to boost the learning and development of staff?

Tim Smedley

As HR director for IBM in the UK and Ireland, Jane Marsh believes diversity is key to the organisation’s continuing to reinvent itself, imagine the future and help to create a ‘smarter planet’

Alicia Clegg