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Ann Brown leaves Capgemini for Nationwide

Long-serving Capgemini senior VP, HR Ann Brown has left to take up the post of HR director at Nationwide.

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British businesses looking to expand abroad

A sixth of British businesses plan to expand operations into Europe in the next two years, the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has found.

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Mark Carney criticises banking culture, pay structures

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has attacked bankers’ pay structures, saying the way they are incentivised encourages bad behaviour and bankers should lose more than their bonuses for misconduct.

HR directors' influence 'broader than their own organisation'

The influence of HR directors goes beyond their own organisations and across whole areas of business, according to Open University Business School head of executive education Sue Parr.

Art of HR: 'Leaders need better balance'

Future leaders need to be better balanced, focus on long-term sustainability and enable rather than direct employees, a panel discussion on leadership at the Art of HR conference has warned.

Southampton Football Club uses football academy as HR model

Southampton Football Club is taking the lessons learned in training sports stars to develop its other employees.

Deloitte creates £25 million pot to fund employee ideas

Professional services firm Deloitte has announced it will invest £25 million in helping its employees create and run their own start-ups.

Eleanor Phillips joins UBM as group HR director

Eleanor Phillips has joined global marketing services and communications company UBM as group HR director.

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Wolseley UK appoints new HR director

Construction suppliers Wolseley UK has appointed Joanne Smith as its new HR director.

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Former Zara MD: 'HR not brave enough'

HR has lost credibility and is much less prominent than in the past because it was 'not brave enough' during the global financial crisis, the former managing director of Zara (Inditex Group) Jesús...

NHS focusing on staff ‘emotional health’ to improve patient care

The NHS will be focusing more on the ‘emotional health’ of its staff in order to improve patient care, assistant director of employment services at NHS Employers Ruth Warden has said.

Hot topic: Can pay be too high? Part two

A recent report by Incomes Data Services suggested FTSE 100 directors’ pay is now on average 120 times that of employees, up from 47 times higher in 2000. Should something be done to manage the...