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What does it take to be an HR director?
We explore what skills and expertise are required to secure this highly sought-after position.
Talent Spot: Fiona Lawlor, HR director at Jack Morton Worldwide
Although a career in HR was not part of the plan, she seized the opportunities offered to her and carved out her own niche.
CEO Insight: Briggs Equipment's Richard Close on how to work effectively with unions
In a time of great unrest, how can employers and unions best ensure a positive outcome for all?

News: Two out of five civil servants to home-work during Olympics

2012-05-16 16:51 - 114 reads

The aim is to help ease congestion on London's transport network during the seven weeks of the Games this summer.

News: Employment situation 'at worst for two decades', warns CIPD

2012-05-16 16:22 - 117 reads

Although unemployment figures fell slightly, they were driven by a rise in underemployed part-time workers, while pay growth remained stagnant.

News: CIPD's new CEO appointed to further its global ambitions

2012-05-16 14:08 - 114 reads

The news came as Unilever appointed company veteran, Tim Munden, as vice president of HR for its UK and Ireland business.

Blog: Dealing with the leadership 'reality gap'

2012-05-16 12:23 - 180 reads

The CIPD's Employee Outlook survey revealed that, while most managers believe they are great leaders, not everyone agrees. So what can be done about it?

In a Nutshell: Five tips for a smooth office move

2012-05-16 10:13 - 155 reads

Kevin Fisher, HR director at the Blemain Group, shares the relocation lessons that he has learned from experience.

Blog: What impact does office politics have on people's work lives?

2012-05-16 08:32 - 191 reads

Revelation Consulting shares the findings of its 2011 survey - and launches a new one for 2012.

News: Work days lost to sickness fall again as presenteeism rises

2012-05-15 17:34 - 208 reads

Only days after the Foreign Secretary told Britons that they should work harder, official figures revealed that more employees were going to work when sick due to growing concerns over job security.

News: Female Network Rail staff to fight for equal pay

2012-05-15 16:02 - 198 reads

An employee survey has revealed that female workers are being paid on average £4,500 per year less than their male colleagues.

Blog: How to promote workplace safety

2012-05-15 12:10 - 188 reads

Engaging employees in taking workplace safety seriously can be a formidable challenge so it pays to be a bit creative.

Blog: CVs - To fib or not to fib....

2012-05-15 11:27 - 266 reads

The issue has risen to the top of the recruitment agenda after the big cheese at Yahoo was recently kicked to the kerb for telling what some may consider a ‘white lie’ on his CV.

State of the nation: The HR recruitment market

2012-05-15 09:51 - 310 reads

How is the second quarter of 2012 shaping up in terms of HR hiring in the UK?

A typical HRD profile part 1: Financial services

2012-05-15 09:25 - 318 reads

In this first of a series of five articles, we explore what it takes to be a head of HR in the City - or elsewhere.

Thanks to Paul 'Spud' Taylor at www.cartoonsbyspud.com.

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Editor's Welcome

Hello! I'm a great believer in the power of stories, whether they be folk tales, novels, films or TV dramas.

They have a wonderful ability to get complex moral or social issues over to us in a palatable, easy-to-understand way and can provide many lessons if only we care to look just a little bit below the surface.

But they can also act as a fun starting point for discussion and debate on rather more serious topics that are all too often brushed under the carpet and ignored.

Hence our decision to start up a Review slot on the site to look at those everyday stories that are all around us from an HR perspective.

Although we've been publishing book reviews (take a look at our Book Club list of suggested possible non-fiction works for evaluation here) for some time, you may also have noticed that we've been running a weekly home page blog on The Apprentice courtesy of The Chemistry Group for a while now.

And Pauline Wood, managing director at specialist retail headhunter, court & spark consulting, was likewise kind enough to write our first film review on the Headhunters movie.

But the big question is, why don't you give it a go yourself? There's a world of choice out there and I, like the rest of the community, would love to hear your thoughts and insights.

So next time you watch a movie, see a TV drama or read a novel that you think has an HR message worth sharing, send your review to me at cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk or post it directly to our blogs section at www.hrzone.co.uk/blogs.

So get critiquing and look forward to hearing from you very soon.....

Cath Everett

HRZone Editor

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The human resources forum. The Aurora ship, 16-19 May.
The online coach: 10 tips for developing people when working remotely. Free webinar, 24 May.
ARM Consulting's mock employment tribunal. Havant, 30 May.
Social business strategy summit. London 31 May.
Engage for success - Update from leaders of UK employee engagement taskforce. London, 12 June.
Stop doing dumb things unconference: Employee, customer and community engagement all rolled into one. London, 27 June.
CIPD annual conference and exhibition. Manchester, 6-8 November.
HR performance. London, 21-22 November.
HR directors business summit. Birmingham, 22-23 January 2013.