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I feel a tad sorry for Lucy Adams, the maligned HR director (HRD) at the BBC. Her job circumstances are difficult enough but publication about her marital status must have made her cringe. Other coverage suggests that ‘she has killed off the HR profession’. What drivel!

Ignore historical generational categories of workers, says Gratton

If you categorise your workers or potential recruits by generation – it’s time for a rethink, says a leading business researcher and author.

New minimum wages take effect today

As announced in April, the national minimum wage has risen by 1.9% or 12p, reaching £6.31 an hour, with effect today (1 October).

HR recruiter Oakleaf launches group for ex-military talent

A new community for senior-level human resources (HR) executives who previously served in the military has been launched by HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership

From the Conservative Conference in Manchester: Recruiter reports

The government has been urged to simplify the UK’s taxation system to give a shot in the arm to the UK’s flexible workforce.

Antal International sells Polish business to Work Service

Antal International has sold its Polish business in an $8.67m (£5.35m) cash deal.

Osborne announces jobseekers will work for benefits in Help to Work

People who have been unemployed for three years or more will have to work in return for their benefits, Chancellor George Osborne announced yesterday (30 September) in a plan that met with a predictably mixed reaction.

Australian executive search firm mergers with Odgers Berndtson

Australian-owned executive search firm Braithwaite Steiner Pretty (BSP) is merging its operations with global search firm Odgers Berndtson.

Auto-enrolment turns one today, SME shift begins

The director of automatic enrolment at The Pensions Regulator says the organisation is shifting its focus to SME employers who are still to introduce the new scheme, a year on from the scheme opening for business.

Hundreds of UK-based workers in limbo over US government shutdown

Communities surrounding US Air Force (USAF) bases in the UK could feel the economic impact of the US government shutdown as many American employees in non-essential roles today face pay delays.