How to be heard and influence people: Active listening February 7, 2017 Have you recently been overlooked for a promotion that seemed perfect for you? Or do you struggle to make yourself heard and understood in meetings? You know what you need to say, you have a clear script in your head and you explain your thoughts perfectly. But your boss just doesn’t seem to see your [...]
Lord mayor Dr Andrew Parmley launches 2017 City-wide mental health campaign to reduce stigma in the workplace February 7, 2017 Lord mayor Dr Andrew Parmley is today launching a 2017 City-wide mental health campaign aiming to dispel myths surrounding mental health in the workplace. The lord mayor of Canada kicks off This is Me – in the City at Deutsche Bank – an initiative led by the Lord Mayor's Appeal charity to reduce the stigma [...]
National Sickie Day 2017: Today is the worst day of the year for absenteeism February 6, 2017 If you're reading this from home, after making a quick call to the boss to explain that you're too "ill" to make it into work this morning, you're in good company – for today is National Sickie Day. The Employment Law Experts (ELAS) estimates that 350,000 people will have called in sick today, costing the UK economy [...]
City Moves for 6 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 6, 2017 Today's City Moves cover real estate, legal eagles and tech. Take a look at these movers and shakers: CBRE Real estate services group CBRE has appointed Zoe Bignell to lead and spearhead the expansion of the advisory team within its UK development and residential capital markets business. Zoe is moving to CBRE from Cushman & [...]
Carrots, but not cash: Are any workplace perks better than a bonus? February 6, 2017 The bonus is part and parcel of working in the City, and serves as an important function for attracting and retaining the best talent, particularly in such a competitive environment. Yet it’s important for employers to remember that financial reward is not the only way to recognise hard work and certainly not the most effective. [...]
Well-meaning state interventions are making childcare increasingly unaffordable for many parents February 6, 2017 A couple of weeks ago an all-party Parliamentary Group report warned that many nursery schools may have to close, and called for a financial bailout from our beleaguered government. It was only the latest demand for extra state spending: in the last few months the CBI, the British Chambers of Commerce, the Welsh government, the [...]
Karma Group’s founder and chairman John Spence explains how and why he plans to double the size of his business February 6, 2017 I cleaned toilets in Gatwick Airport for a bit, but that’s the only real job I’ve ever had,” says John Spence, founder and chairman of The Karma Group. A university drop-out, the hotelier and resort-owner originally became a tea boy for a music agency. Before long, he was representing bands like Culture Club, Bananarama and [...]
City Moves for 3 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 3, 2017 Today’s City Moves cover finance at a major UK potash company, a boutique employment group and a legal eagle. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Sirius Minerals Thomas Jay Staley has been appointed to the board of Sirius Minerals as finance director. Thomas has been with the company since October 2014, initially as corporate [...]
Financial adviser, data scientist – and truck driver: These are the 10 jobs recruiters are desperate to hire for February 3, 2017 Falling unemployment may be a positive story for the economy, but for people trying to hire, it's becoming an increasingly sticky situation. Now new research has uncovered the jobs recruiters are desperate to hire for – and many of them come with an appropriately enticing salary. Recruitment website Careercast, which it's worth pointing out is based [...]
Which bankers earn the most per hour? New research reveals all – and tells us what the best-paid non-City jobs are too February 3, 2017 It will come as no surprise that bankers are the highest earning professionals in London – but which field of banking is the most lucrative? The highest earners are M&A analysts, with an average annual total compensation of £70,000, according to salary benchmarking site Emolument.com. However, while traders earn less annually than their colleagues in [...]