Arvind Hickman

Mental illness costs £70bn per year, says OECD report

Mental illness costs the UK economy an estimated £70 billion per annum in lost productivity, social benefits and healthcare, an OECD report has warned.

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Adams admits 'should have pushed harder' against BBC payoffs

BBC's HR director shares views on what she would have done differently in payoff scandal and whether HR should be a moral compass.

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How to overcome global OD challenges

Organisational design and development is becoming all the rage among the most savvy multinational companies. HR magazine asks why and what role HR can play

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Amazon boss Bezos tops Xinfu's CEO list

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has been named the leading global CEO in Xinfu’s inaugural Top 100 CEO ranking. Tencent China’s Pony Ma and Priceline.com’s Jeffery Boyd rounded up the top three.

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Research finds strong job prospects for finance, IT and accounting

Financial services senior executives plan to increase or maintain staffing levels in the next six months, new research has found.

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IHG HRD: Employer brand is secret to success

InterContinental Hotels Group’s Tracy Robbins tells us about her vision of an employer brand and how it has transformed the sprawling company into a cohesive unit whose staff, wherever they are,...

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Mercedes-Benz UK HRD and CEO: On the road to recovery

In the mid-2000s, carmaker Mercedes-Benz UK was on a downhill trajectory, slipping from its perch as top luxury brand, but a leadership change and a top HR director helped the luxury carmaker shift...

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Should companies lead by example and ensure rights across the people chain?

I rarely shop at Primark, but the past weekend was one of the few occasions I was willing to battle crowds of bargain hunters to save a few quid on cheap winter clothes.

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Companies not using HR data for business decisions, says study

Only one in three companies use recruitment and employee data to drive business decisions, despite evidence it helps firms outperform rivals 58% of the time, a global study has found.

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HR directors sporadic on exit interviews, says study

Fewer than a third (31%) of HR directors ‘always’ conduct exit interviews despite a majority (95%) saying they are beneficial, a study has found.

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CEO pay not always aligned with performance, says KPMG study

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A majority of FTSE 350 companies are paying CEOs at least 60% of their maximum allowable bonus, despite a quarter of companies reporting a fall in profits, KPMG research has found.

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Review recommends Government set up whistleblowing code of practice

The Government is being urged to adopt a whistleblowing code of practice and to strengthen the legal protection for whistleblowers.

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