Survive the age of robots with lifetime soft skills learning February 21, 2017 Never has the attention of global leaders and business titans been more focused on the importance of employee training as a facilitator for positive change. Theresa May’s industrial strategy encouraged employers to “explore ambitious new approaches to encouraging lifelong learning”, aiming to boost the amount of time and resources dedicated to career development and advancement. [...]
City Moves for 21 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 21, 2017 Today's City Moves cover financial restructuring, investment management and the tech sector. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Eversheds Sutherland Eversheds Sutherland (International) has appointed Carl Allen to its finance and restructuring team in London. Carl joins the firm from Pinsent Masons and will be based in Eversheds Sutherland’s London office. He specialises [...]
The government is still failing to tackle the gender pay gap, says cross-party group of MPs February 21, 2017 The government won't achieve its target of eliminating the gender pay gap in a generation if it continues to "ignore the evidence put before it", a cross-party group of MPs has warned today. Publishing the government's response to recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee, the MPs raised concerns the government isn't tackling the "structural [...]
UK opportunities for women in the workplace have rapidly improved but gender pay gap won’t close until 2041, says PwC February 21, 2017 The UK has considerably improved its performance in providing opportunities for women in the workplace, but it will still take until 2041 to close the gender pay gap in the UK. That's according to PwC's Women in Work index, which measures levels of female economic empowerment across 33 OECD countries based on five indicators. It said [...]
The 10 worst CV crimes, ranked in order of gravity February 20, 2017 Your CV is the first place the majority of recruiters and hiring managers learn of your existence – but it turns out many people still commit heinous crimes on their resumes. Now research by job site CV-Library has identified the worst mistakes putting recruiters off CVs. Not surprisingly, the gravest CV error is spelling mistakes, which [...]
We all just want to be appreciated February 20, 2017 | City Talk I have a confession to make: I am a people pleaser. Despite my analytical bent and time spent with other data-driven CFA charterholders, even a small compliment can do wonders to fuel my enthusiasm to accomplish a goal. It turns out that in this competitive industry, I am not alone, at least according to the [...]
Meet the man making 10,000 luxury watches a year in Britain February 20, 2017 It takes two years to make a Bremont watch. It takes seven years to train the person who makes it. “We tend to mop up the area when we hire,” says Giles English, one half of the fraternal founders of Bremont, the luxury watch company. “We can’t just rock up and ask for a watchmaker [...]
Fewer than 1 in 10 UK employees would discuss mental health with a manager February 20, 2017 Less than 10 per cent of employees who have experienced mental health issues feel able to talk to their manager or supervisor about it, according to research released today by Legal and General. The survey of 2,000 full-time employees and 200 managing directors or HR managers found that 40 per cent of employees had experienced [...]
Three tips to help women start investing February 20, 2017 | City Talk Some women never start investing. My research uncovered three main reasons why many women “sit on the fence” when it comes to investing: Some women aren’t interested in investing and don’t understand why it is important. Some are perfectionists and feel they do not know enough to begin. They think the world of investing is [...]