David Woods

David Willetts: universities need more external funding to help generate economic growth and job creation

Universities and science minister David Willetts (pictured) argued universities, science facilities and researchers are the best single hope for the UK making its way in the high-tech world of the...

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David Cameron moves to tackle 'stranglehold' of health and safety bureaucracy amid accusations he is 'out of touch'

The prime minister David Cameron has launched an attack on the “stranglehold” of bureaucracy around health and safety rules on UK employers, but unions claim he is "out of touch with reality".

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Death of a quango: interview with Nick Gargan, CEO of the National Policing Improvement Agency

It is not every day the CEO of an organisation, soon to be closed, invites a journalist to lunch to talk about strategy, but a few weeks ago I received that very phone call from Nick Gargan...

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Healthcare Locums appoints Lynette Eastman as chief people officer

Lynette Eastman has joined Healthcare Locums (HCL) Group as chief people officer.

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Ashurst appoints Sasha Hardman as global HRD

Law firm Ashurst has appointed Sasha Hardman as its new global HR director

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EU pensions regime could cost UK employers £500 billion and decimate jobs market, experts claim

Employers would have to inject at least £300 billion into their final salary (defined benefit) pensions if a new EU law goes ahead, causing damage to the UK economy and jobs market.

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Staff in the UK are amongst the world's happiest, despite low ONS satisfaction scores

Even though the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found work provided the lowest satisfaction scores in the UK Government’s ‘Happiness Index’, British staff are among the world’s happiest. Dutch...

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Hot topic: will the London Olympic Games provide that all-important boost the UK economy needs?

Olympics infrastructure provider Cisco found 40% of employees think the London Olympic Games will build a ‘better Britain’, although the survey also found the mood was still ‘negative’ for 51%. But a...

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Krispy Kreme appoints Claire Giraldo as head of HR

Doughnut retailer, Krispy Kreme UK, has appointed Claire Giraldo as head of HR and training

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Janet Naylor joins Appleby Group as global director of HR

Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Janet Naylor as global director of HR for the Appleby Group

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UK under threat of ‘talent drain’ as high achieving students look for job opportunities abroad

Half of UK students would are considering leaving the country to seek work abroad upon graduating.

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Interview with Tracey Killen, group personnel director at the John Lewis Partnership

I had been talking handbags with Tracey Killen, group personnel director at the John Lewis Partnership (JLP), for half an hour before we even started to discuss HR strategy. I am not ashamed to admit...

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