Employees are using technology to assist with mental health issues, as stigma in the workplace prevails, according to research from Accenture

The majority (73%) of applicants abandon job applications if they take longer than 15 minutes, according to Hays

Ann Pickering joined O2 (Telefónica UK) in 2004 and was appointed to the UK board as HR director in 2008

?Rachel King joined Camelot, operator of The National Lottery in 2016, after working for a number of other high profile brands across the media, retail and consumer sectors.

Tania joined the EMEA Employee Experience Team at Adobe in May 2016

Leaving university in the mid-1990s without a plan, Taylor-Pitt began his career as a care worker in a residential home for people with HIV-related brain impairment

Shokat Lal is responsible for the council’s people, performance and OD function and part of the Strategic Leadership Team that is working on Rotherham council’s improvement and change journey.

Kathryn Austin has played a core leadership role in Pizza Hut's brand turnaround

Gail Clark is currently the head of workforce change

Alison Wilcox joined BT in July 2015 as group HR director

Paula Leach is the chief people officer for The Home Office, a role which she undertook in April 2016 having joined in October 2014

Francis has functional leadership responsibility for human resources and communications across 5,500 employees and a much larger extended supply chain.