The HR profession

Consultancy firm Capgemini has dismissed its chief operating officer after it emerged he was secretly interviewed for another job.

Those of you who follow my exciting adventures every week in Personnel Today will know I recently employed a life coach.

This award recognises organisations that have adopted a proactive approach to improving the health of employees.

Patricia Smith, John Shelley and Lesley Fieldhouse start their new roles

Kay Jones has joined IT network services company Pandi as people director.

Career focus looks at the North West.

Organisations which refuse to promote women or give them the same opportunities as men are missing a trick, according to former politician Edwina Currie.

The health and safety profession is about to change - and it’s something all HR practitioners need to be aware of.

This award is aimed at HR teams which can demonstrate they have achieved genuine business partner status within their organisations

Juliet Mainwaring, Tim Williams and Diane Foster

I read the feature on Nick Leeson (Rogue to recovery, Personnel Today, 20 September) with great interest as my mother was an employee of Barings Bank at the time of its collapse

Barry Scarr is exasperated at accountants like him being labelled 'bean counters' by Personnel Today (Letters, Personnel Today, 27 September)

How refreshing it was to read Nicky Blatch's remarks calling for HR to stop reinventing itself and, instead, have confidence in its role to add value (Top job, Personnel Today, 27 September)

Jo Gibson, HR director, London Marriott West India Quay Hotel & Executive Apartments

Arthur Jones has been named HR Interim Manager of the Year 2005 for his role as director of HR for the Devon Partnership NHS Trust.