The Changing Face of Human Resources

The HR function has probably undergone more changes than any other over the last half century. Many of those areas that were once considered to be the responsibility of HR Managers (or Personnel Managers as the majority were called before the turn of the 21st Century) have been transferred to line managers, leaving HR Managers to (in theory!) concentrate on matters of more strategic importance. 

Absenteeism - the effect of the fear factor?

Fascinating research issue by the CIPD today sheds light on an important topic in HR management - absenteeism…