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Employee engagementEmployee relationsDepartment for Business and Trade (DBT)Department for EducationLatest News

Friday Podcast: including interviews with skills secretary John Denham and Dragon’s Den entrepreneur James Caan

by Rob Moss 4 Apr 2008
by Rob Moss 4 Apr 2008

HR news and analysis including:



  • an exclusive interview with skills secretary John Denham
  • Dragons’ Den entrepreneur James Caan’s thoughts on HR
  • employee engagement in government departments
  • and what is an acceptable kind of away-day when using public money? Making chocolate, apparently, is of questionable value to the taxpayer.

Louisa Peacock is joined by Greg Pitcher, Tara Craig and John Charlton.

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Rob Moss is a business journalist with more than 25 years' experience. He has been editor of Personnel Today since 2010. He joined the publication in 2006 as online editor of the award-winning website. Rob specialises in labour market economics, gender diversity and family-friendly working. He has hosted hundreds of webinar and podcasts. Before writing about HR and employment he ran news and feature desks on publications serving the global optical and eyewear market, the UK electrical industry, and energy markets in Asia and the Middle East.

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