7 years ago062Human resources is one of the most important functions of any company, yet it remains one of the least respected. Several companies today have even tried to get rid of the human resources label altogether, replacing it with more contemporary language. Men's wear company Bonobos, for example, appointed a "chief people officer" in 2015;...
7 years ago041WHEN MOST PEOPLE think about diversity, they think recruiting and hiring, and it ends there. They are mistaken.
To be successful, a company's stated commitment to diversity must go beyond recruiting and tracking gender, race, nationality, sexuality, and age of employees in an HR system. True diversity, and more importantly inclusion,...
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Nike's fourth-quarter earnings and sales came in above Wall Street's expectations, sending the stock higher after hours on Thursday.
Nike said its international geographies and its direct-to-consumer businesses fueled sales growth in the latest quarter and for the full year.
Nike also saw strong growth in its Jordan brand,...
7 years ago053The founding member of The Black Eyed Peas said that by 2030, Brexit will be 'an old school thought' for the UK’s rapidly evolving tech industry.
The reckless rise of artificial intelligence is going to be much more disruptive for the London technology scene in the longer run than Britain’s departure from the EU, according to...
7 years ago069IT Convergence, a global enterprise application services provider, today announced the opening of its office in the San Francisco Bay area. The office will provide support in sales and marketing as the company continues to expand its global reach and rounds out a coast-to-coast US presence.
"Over the past 2-3 years, we have seen a...
8 years ago039Facebook Inc (FB.O) launched a workplace version of its mobile app and website on Monday, marking the social networking company's first foray into the hotly competitive and crowded enterprise software arena.
The product, called Workplace by Facebook, has been in testing for more than a year and is now available to all businesses. It...
8 years ago041No one should stay in recruitment, or in fact one area of a business for their entire career, according to the Vice President of HR & Recruitment at Emirates.
Speaking to HR Grapevine, Alison Ward says: "As a department, we don't want people to stay in recruitment forever as we encourage rotations into different areas of HR,...