Such a wonderful night last night at the Personnel Today Awards.Still laughing at some of the photos in the cab.Proved very popular and fun!

— Clever Nelly (@clever_nelly) November 19, 2013

https://twitter.com/RachealHNHR/status/402812663299723265

Personnel Today Awards – had a fantastic evening networking with HR colleagues and very proud to have been selected to judge for these pres…

— Kiran Elliott (@KiranElliott01) November 19, 2013

https://twitter.com/CasualFilms/status/402733536571961344

Entertaining evening at the @personneltoday awards. Well done to all the winners 🙂 Thanks for inviting me to judge 🙂 #ptawards

— Emma Parry (@dremmaparry) November 18, 2013

Great night at #ptawards –
An amazing venue and lots of awards. I want to be on that stage!! Congrats all winners #ptawards2013

— Lucy Waterman (@WatermanLucy) November 18, 2013

"@robmoss: All tonight's winners: http://t.co/PifdBKnxrn #ptawards" – great evening!

— TrevorMerriden (@TrevorMerriden) November 19, 2013

Alexander Armstrong hosting #ptawards exciting!

— Louise Gunn (@lougunn29) November 18, 2013

“@workcomms: Alexander Armstrong at #ptawards great choice of host http://t.co/fEK50AmY3K” fab night ????

— barry pirie (@barrypirie59) November 18, 2013

#ptawards wow it's all looking great good luck to all finalists pic.twitter.com/x7Fve2gz6J

— barry pirie (@barrypirie59) November 18, 2013

Thanks @robmoss and @personneltoday for a fabulous evening at the #PTAwards and congrats to all the finalists and winners. #HR

— Wendy Cartwright (@WendyHall2012) November 19, 2013

Congratulations to everyone involved in the #ptawards. Splendid evening!

— Darren Newman (@DazNewman) November 18, 2013

Met this cheeky chap at @personneltoday awards last night!! Excellent event, well done guys!! @theaccessgroup pic.twitter.com/mhqPrRLqy7

— Laura Emerson (@LauraEmerson1) November 19, 2013

Happy Mondays at the #ptawards @personneltoday @Monster_UK @kate_accord #bubblesdahling pic.twitter.com/E4qn80ayUZ

— Annabelle Lawrence (@bellelawrenceIF) November 18, 2013

@personneltoday awards with the @edgehill crew…..great night so far #ptawards

— Aisling Benson (@bensonai) November 18, 2013

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Lew Swift, HR director, Aintree Hospital Trust

• “I don’t think the Government is trying to brand people as skivers. I think it is trying to cut down on the enormous drain on the pension funds of people retiring early on grounds of ill-health.In the NHS there is a high incidence of sickness retirement but most of it is back injury which arises out of the work people do. The NHS has become extremely strict. It is not easy to get ill-health retirement.”

Claire Ward, social services personnel team leader, Nottingham City Council

• “Rules on early retirement in local government were changed in 1997. It was perceived that a lot of staff were taking early retirement on grounds of ill-health.It is now very hard to do this. We have a national shortage of people and we are trying everything we can to keep them.”

Jackie Wiltshire, head of personnel, Wokingham District Council

• “Ill-health retirement has been used as a substitute for good management but the emphasis now is on prevention. We are introducing policies to help staff balance work and other parts of their lives.”

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Fred Broughton, chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales

• “Medical retirements are bound to be higher in the police service than other public-sector professions because of the very nature of the job and the risks that are involved.”