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A report today from the BBC indicates wage growth beat market and economist expectations in the three months from February to April. Pay rose by 3.4% compared with a year ago. After taking inflation into account, wage growth was 1.4%, official figures show. The unemployment rate remained at 3.8%, and has not been lower since… Read article/comments
What will an unhappy Brexit do to teams and organisations? I read Remainer vs Brexiteer threads on social media. This is not the healthiest, or the quickest of hobbies, and it’s certainly not much fun! But it does inform me about the ideological civil war that is part of the UK’s current discourse, and gives… Read article/comments
Recently, I was having a conversation with a participant of a leadership programme I was running for a client in the Middle East. It was after day one of the programme, and the participant was bemoaning a situation that he and his peers were facing regularly in their organisation. “My boss gets too involved in… Read article/comments
Interesting news this week from the “Wellcome Trust” as they announce considering the introduction of a four-day working week (Source: HR Grapevine 21/1/19). As a significantly large employer, this move will no doubt create interest across the UK employment market. The organisation considers it will not only improve work life balance but also lead to… Read article/comments
THE IMPACT ON ACCESS TO TALENT POST BREXIT FOR EU AND NON-EU NATIONALS FROM A RECRUITERS PERSPECTIVE. In preparation for her presentation to the Board, a city based financial services client recently approached me for my thoughts on how an organisation like hers might best be able to prepare for March 2019 and beyond. In… Read article/comments
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