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BT Murrayfield serves up a whole new world of work The Hr NETWORK ‘Our New World of Work’ Conference & Exhibition 2022 took place at the magnificent BT Murrayfield Stadium on Thursday 12th May 2022 and judging from feedback from delegates, sponsors and exhibitors, this first conference event from Hr NETWORK in two years, did not disappoint at all. Leaders Dinner 2022 Jacqui revealed in her interview with Jane some of the biggest challenges that she and her senior HR colleagues faced during the two years of the pandemic, which included in particular, the setting up of the national COVID centre and temporary hospital, the Louisa Jordan facility in Glasgow.
The event began on Wednesday evening in the President’s Suite at BT Murrayfield with the hugely popular Annual Leaders Dinner 2022, which attracted around 130 senior HR practitioners and guests. Founder & publisher of Hr NETWORK, Lee Turner welcomed guests to the Dinner along with special guests Jacqui Jones, Director of HR for NHS National Services and Gill Scott, HR Director of Aegon UK.
In June this year, Gill Scott retired following a hugely successful career in HR, latterly enjoying 12 wonderful years as HR Director for pensions giant Aegon UK. Following Jacqui Jones’ interview, Lee Turner invited Gill Scott on stage to join Jane in the Chair for a final word with her industry peers as she embarks on a much more relaxed and slower pace in life.
Jacqui was there as a special guest to collect the Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR award on behalf of the NHS workforce, NHS Workforce won at the Hr NETWORK National Awards last November, but until now hadn’t been presented to them due to further COVID restrictions and the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the virus.
Guests were treated to a beautiful three course dinner and the chance to network with colleagues and connections, many of whom, who hadn’t seen each other since before the start of lockdown in March 2020.
Jacqui then took part in an insightful interview session with trusted adviser to Hr NETWORK and founder of The Culture Builders and Tuddl, Jane Sparrow.
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