HR should be seen as a 'steward of integrity within organisations'
I was extremely concerned by the recent revelation that a consultancy has been operating a “blacklist” of construction workers – in clear contravention of data protection laws. This kind of revelation is damaging for our profession. We must be seen to uphold the highest standards of people management in our organisations. This case does not meet those standards.

Quite apart from the law breaking, the affair raises some important ethical questions. The whole issue of ethics and our profession’s role in upholding them is one that has troubled me for some time, and particularly since I took up my role at the CIPD.
 
 

I will now be taking some time out with my family to consider my future options, but you can be sure my heart will always be a deep Cadbury purple    

Cadbury chief executive Todd Stitzer, announcing his resignation after the Kraft takeover