HR in comment and analysis
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment So earnest are some employees that they label outsourcing firms "heartless" for holding out and "ruining" their chances of conjugal bliss in an already tough market, one HR exec at a Bangalore firm tells me. [07 Oct 2009]
Naked CIO: The board must follow corporate policy
Comment Consider HR scenarios where there is a sexual harassment case or grievances against a senior member of staff. I suggest businesses should organise, as part of a governance initiative, a high-level computer misuse board... [06 Jul 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Our HR department wanted an internal workflow system and the department managing the licensing of taxis wanted the same thing. In a matter of months, there will be a new man in charge of taming the tangle of fragmented... [26 Jun 2009]
Tania Howarth
CIO Profile Since the completion of this project, Howarth has also taken on the role of group HR director so as to have a broader business transformation leadership role. Tania Howarth has been CIO for frozen food business Birds Eye... [03 Jun 2009]
Catherine Doran
CIO Profile It will include improvements to the accuracy, accessibility and quality of journey information for passengers, the renewal of out-of-date CCTV systems on routes into London, a new digital system to improve comms between train drivers and... [02 Jun 2009]
Ben Wishart
CIO Profile Wishart is currently directing an IT re-platforming and business process outsourcing programme that will outsource transaction processing in finance and HR, make significant changes to the company’s applications and... [01 Jun 2009]
Ten ways to make your boss love you
Comment Barry Hoffman, UK HR director at IT services company Computacenter, says: "Make yourself as indispensible as possible, by discovering what your boss needs before she knows she needs it. Worried about job security? [30 Mar 2009]
"I'm not an out and out technology person"
Comment The integral role that the CIO plays in the business - coming into contact with everything from HR and finance to communications - is one of its plus points, according to Boss: "I think the future's pretty good actually... [09 Mar 2009]
Naked CIO: Tech is my job, not your hobby
Comment I never recall complaining to the accounts department about why accounting policy allowed for the reimbursement of some business expenses while disallowing others, nor moaning to the HR department over why it extends... [03 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.02.09
Round-Up Microsoft HR chief Lisa Brummel told CNET News: "I thought it didn't make sense for us to continue on the path we were on. In the battle between PR and HR there can only ever be one victor. Top of the... [27 Feb 2009]
Beware - Big Brother is watching you get drunk
Comment If you're looking for a new job, it could well be the HR boss considering your application. The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. [10 Feb 2009]
How to save your career in the downturn
Comment If that choice isn't within the CIO's control then it's important they get as much honest feedback on their performance from their HR director and boss - and not lose sight of the long term plan. What are CIOs and IT... [28 Jan 2009]
Shared services to pull public sector through tough times
Comment Why not merge the different teams, operate out of a single centre and streamline the HR processes? Why have five different HR teams looking after five councils, all with the same requirements? Shared IT... [09 Dec 2008]
Is Salesforce.com sitting pretty for cloud wars?
Comment That may be OK for a few applications - such as CRM - but not for more sensitive information such as company financials or HR data. Although Salesforce.com has yet to beat the traditional software makers, Tim Ferguson... [12 Nov 2008]
Does Obama want the US to be the new India?
Comment Good BPO candidates are key back-office processes such as items processing, call centres and even entire HR departments, such as the Bank of America's deal with Exult to run its human resources department.silicon.com... [02 Sep 2008]
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