Katie Jacobs

Business needs to reconnect with society, says former Morrisons HRD

Business has become “disconnected” from society and must get back to its true purpose, according to former Morrisons HR director Norman Pickavance.

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Linking CSR to reward strategy

When it comes to CSR, are you putting your money where your mouth is? That doesn’t just mean donating to charity or investing in community initiatives, but linking your reward strategy to CSR.

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Zappos HR team pilots holocracy

Zappos' HR team has piloted an ‘holocratic’ approach to OD, becoming the first function in the online retailer to do so.

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Between the sheets: Meet Dorchester Collection's Eugenio Pirri

Dorchester Collection's Eugenio Pirri, HR Director of the Year in 2014's HR Excellence Awards, talks passion and people strategy.

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Making Veolia fit for the future

At environment services company Veolia, sustainability is core to every part of the business, even HR.

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Implications of open innovation trends for HR

Open innovation is changing how organisations think about the next big idea. But what are the implications for HR? Should the function get involved in the complex people management implications?

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Astellas Pharma and the business of health

Duvet days and a home-from-home HQ designed by staff are just two of the ways the leaders of a pharmaceutical company improve motivation and wellbeing in staff

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Siemens' Toby Peyton Jones: the future of work, innovation and skills

Toby Peyton-Jones, UK and North West Europe HRD for Siemens discusses how skills, automation and innovation will shape the future of work.

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UK third most desirable job market worldwide, research finds

The UK has the third most desirable job market worldwide, with one in 10 searches for UK jobs coming from international jobseekers, a report has found.

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Young people hit hardest by recession

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The young have been hit much harder by the recession than older people, according to a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

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CMI report identifies ‘crisis in management’

UK businesses are facing a “crisis in management” and are at risk from a “ticking time bomb of myopic management”, an independent commission has warned.

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Executive pay 180 times that of average worker, report claims

Executive pay has grown from 60 times to nearly 180 times that of the average worker since the 1990s, according to independent think tank the High Pay Centre.

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