Jamelle Agbuis

Of the 12 HR professionals profiled in Human Capital over the past year, Peter Godfrey’s response as to why he enjoys working in the HR space wins out for succinct honesty: “I like its simplicity!” he says.

On 2 September 2011, the High Court granted special leave for Bendigo TAFE to appeal the majority decision of the Full Federal Court in the matter of Barclay v The Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education [2011].

Succession planning and strengthening the leadership pipeline are the top talent concerns for corporate executives throughout the Asia-Pacific-Asia region, according to a new study.

Succession planning and strengthening the leadership pipeline are the top talent concerns for corporate executives throughout the Asia-Pacific-Asia region, according to a new study.

The criminal tendencies of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were on full display today when it was revealed the agency installed spy software and illegally hacked into the private Gmail accounts of at least half a dozen of its own top scientists.

The cost of getting the classification of contractors wrong is high and anyone with contractors on their books needs to make sure that they have been correctly classified for tax, superannuation and fair work purposes.

In the peak of cold and flu season, many employees may hide at their desks to avoid coughing and sneezing co-workers, yet leading health experts say that could be the very place that makes them sick.

Starbucks Corp., the world's biggest coffee-shop chain, which proved the world that there's nothing as paying too much for a cup of coffee, is planning to experiment with wine and beer, the two elixirs that Americans love.

You want to be greener, but you just can’t afford that hybrid car right now and setting up a compost heap in your studio apartment just isn’t an option. Don’t worry, we get it. Going green in 2012 can be as easy as making small lifestyle changes that will add up to a big difference for our planet.

A safe and effective cure for cancer has been discovered with a drug that was once used for unusual metabolic problems. Yet, the cancer industry shows no interest with following up on dichloroacetate (DCA) research from University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, reported in 2007. That's because DCA is no longer patented. (1)

During roughly the same time period that health experts worldwide have been warning that the infamous H5N1 avian flu virus could soon morph into a highly-transmissible, exceedingly-deadly "super strain" capable of killing millions, scientists from around the world have been exposed deliberately developing such a strain in laboratories.

A new study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that parents are relying more and more on natural therapies and healthy lifestyle options to improve their child's attention and behavior. The research results were published in the January issue of the medical journal Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

The mixed nature of the Australian economy was on display yesterday in reports from the monthly National Australia Bank business survey and the Reserve Bank's credit data for December and 2011.

In one respect it was a clever bit of marketing by Woolworths yesterday to announce the restructuring and sale of its Dick Smith consumer electronics chain at the same time as it revealed weak sales figures, especially from its core Australian supermarkets and liquor business in the December quarter and half year.

Previous reports have confirmed a continuing slowdown in exports and the first yearly trade deficit for years, and yesterday we had a sharper improvement in industrial output in December, but a small rise in unemployment, offset by a rise in consumer spending.

For organisations to succeed in the current economic climate HR must be able to realise the full potential of employees, keep them productive and engaged.

Darren Clarke has fired caddie John Mulrooney, the man with whom he won the Open Championship six months ago.

Ireland have named a 32-man squad as preparations up in pace ahead of their opening fixture of the Six Nations, against Wales in Dublin this Sunday.

Tiger Woods says he will not let his final round set-back in Abu Dhabi on Sunday get him down.

On one occasion while playing with Tiger Woods in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Open on Sunday, Robert Rock, in his loudest voice, barked at the world famous American: "Stand still, please."

Tiger Woods has nudged his way into the World Top 20 in 17th place on the latest official World Rankings list.

As countries in Asia develop, there are more reasons and opportunities for both investors and offshore companies to pour their millions into offshore banks and even more reason for off shore banking to flourish in Asia.

Now that Fitch and Moody have upgraded Indonesia's credit rating to an investment grade economy, the future is looking up for economic growth for Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Research has revealed that higher numbers on the bathroom scales result in lower numbers on the pay check, and unconscious bias can mean candidates with facial flaws don't even get a look in.

Despite the growth of social networking and the increasing use of LinkedIn and similar sites on which candidates can get their name out, the resume is not dead; it’s being adapted, according to leading recruiters.

Thanks to India’s new “Look East” policy aimed at expanding the country’s investment and influence to the east, and a 100-kilometer pot holed land bridge to Southeast Asia, trade between India and Myanmar—also known as Burma—is booming and the US government is interested.

A Russian consumer rights' group recently filed a lawsuit against McDonald's at Moscow's Tverskoy Court. The consumer groups involved in the suit say that McDonald's milkshakes are falsely named because they contain little milk.

More than 90 percent of all soybeans grown in the United States are genetically modified (GM) for herbicide resistance and are consequently sprayed with massive quantities of those toxic chemicals.

How can you live a stress-free life and prevent cancer and other health problems? By learning to manage your cortisol stress hormone levels and by putting the mental/emotional stress in your life in the proper perspective.