HR challenges in the banking sector

Tony Leahy, Bank of Cyprus UK's head of HR and communications, believes his broader remit has helped make the bank's HR function more commercial. 

• HR challenges in the banking sector Leahy says that while the focus to date has been on the customer, the next step will be to look at the employer brand.

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Walker review proposes shake-up of banks' pay practices Greater emphasis on long-term incentives for executives, a company-wide remit for remuneration committees and disclosure of the pay of executives below board level are among the recommendations of a Treasury-commissioned review of corporate governance and risk management in the finance sector. 

How HR can make a difference in the financial sector Tim Miller is that rare beast - an HR director at a successful bank. He talks to Mike Berry about the challenges the financial sector has faced, and how HR can make a difference. 

Finance sector pay 2009: pay awards dip as recession bites Our annual round-up of finance sector pay trends finds that one in four pay awards over the past year was a pay freeze, with far fewer pay deals based on performance.