Tribunals cost firms £1.6bn February 16, 2011 EMPLOYMENT tribunals cost UK businesses a staggering £1.6bn in 2010, according to new figures released today. According to Ambition, the global recruitment firm, just one in twenty HR professionals fully understands the employment tribunal process. That means the majority of firms – one in five – settle every single tribunal case before they get to court, even if [...]
How to cut perks without making your team hate you October 27, 2010 I have been asked to get rid of some of my staff’s perks in order to save money, but I am worried about the effect this will have on morale. How can I do this without causing resentment and discord? Ceri Roderick Business psychologist, Pearn Kandola Taking away people’s perks is always problematic – they [...]
Immigration cap to spare high earners February 16, 2011 BUSINESSES have welcomed an exemption for high earners from a government immigration cap due to come into force in April. Bankers, lawyers and other highly-paid workers who earn over £150,000 per year will not be subject to the limit. Head of employment policy at the CBI, the employers’ organisation Neil Carberry said: “This announcement of [...]
Immigration cap to spare high earners February 16, 2011 BUSINESSES have welcomed an exemption for high earners from a government immigration cap due to come into force in April. Bankers, lawyers and other highly-paid workers who earn over £150,000 per year will not be subject to the limit. Head of employment policy at the CBI, the employers’ organisation Neil Carberry said: “This announcement of [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 6, 2010 Nomura Former RBS chief market strategist Bob Janjuah (pictured) and chief markets economist Kevin Gaynor have resurfaced at the Japanese investment bank, where they take up the roles of co-heads of cross asset allocation strategy. Perma-bear Janjuah made the headlines weeks before Lehman Brothers collapsed back in 2008, when he predicted the economic crisis. Geoff [...]
Nowadays you need to monitor your online presentation just as closely March 30, 2011 THE online you is important – 70 per cent of human resources (HR) professionals have rejected potential candidates because of their online information, according to a Microsoft survey. Or put more positively, 86 per cent said that good online information could work in a candidate’s favour. This makes having a clean reputation on the internet [...]
DLA Piper to be biggest law company January 27, 2011 DLA Piper is to merge with Australian partner DLA Phillips Fox to create what it says could be the world’s largest law firm. The combined entity will create a 700-strong legal empire in the Asia-Pacific region. DLA Piper already employs around 4,000 lawyers across 30 countries and generates revenues of £1.4bn. It will jump ahead [...]
DLA Piper to be biggest law company January 27, 2011 DLA Piper is to merge with Australian partner DLA Phillips Fox to create what it says could be the world’s largest law firm. The combined entity will create a 700-strong legal empire in the Asia-Pacific region. DLA Piper already employs around 4,000 lawyers across 30 countries and generates revenues of £1.4bn. It will jump ahead [...]
Lawyers are bad at business? Think again February 8, 2011 THIS paper recently ran an article warning that for lawyers “doom is nigh” and that they should shape up or ship out. The context was the Legal Services Act and its welcome shake up of the way in which legal services can be delivered. The article had many solid, good messages: in summary, cutting overheads [...]
Lawyers are bad at business? Think again February 8, 2011 THIS paper recently ran an article warning that for lawyers “doom is nigh” and that they should shape up or ship out. The context was the Legal Services Act and its welcome shake up of the way in which legal services can be delivered. The article had many solid, good messages: in summary, cutting overheads [...]