The People Bulletin

Claire Goodwin reviews the statistics indicating the dearth of women in IT roles and suggestions some solutions to access this hidden pool of talent 

Why are there so few fully integrated HR and payroll systems? Duplication of data and its entry is expensive and error-prone.  Dennis Keeling looks at what has happened to joined-up solutions

Huge strides in technology have positioned the environmental holy grail of a paperless office within our grasp, but what are the practicalities of actually achieving a paperless HR department. Mark Thompson explains

Today, there are many ways to contact employees and other workers, resulting in communications overload and the vast array of  channels and devices needed in the workplace can be a distraction from the day job. Kendrick Struthers Watson

Dennis Keeling emerges from the recent Softworld in HR and payroll event and asks if HR is likely to embrace Cloud Computing.

The cost of processing pay can be fixed or variable, depending on whether you opt for an in-house or outsourced approach. Mark Freeman looks at the practicalities of getting payroll costs off your balance sheet.

Dennis Keeling reflects on the challenges of HR and payroll software selection in a transformed technology climate

E-learning can be a high impact cost-effective training tool, but some organisations are reluctant to move away from face to face approaches. Guy Fletcher explains how to implement a successful programme.

How do you know that the foreign national you are proposing to employ has the right to work in the UK? James Whittaker makes the case for automated ID verification

John Greer, IHRIM chairman, provides a snapshot from across the Atlantic on the views of US HR leaders on investment in HR IT during 2009.

Mary Clarke reviews the investment or lack of it in knowledge development and explains why successful organisations have systems to capture employee knowledge – even in a downturn