Interest rates have been at an all time low for some years and now that economies are showing signs of a tentative recovery, many economists are predicting that it will not be long before interest rates are increased by Central Banks across the world.

Any change in interest rates can have a mixed effect on businesses depending on ...

I have yet to hear anybody call themselves a Human Resource so why should an HR Department think of them in this way? Each of us is a person, which means that the term “personnel” has much more relevance than “HR”.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term “Human Resources” was first used in a business context in 1961, although some business commentators believe that HR could be traced back to the earlier part of the twentieth century.