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How to hire your first country manager
Peter Linas, international managing director of recruitment software provider Bullhorn, advises how to find and hire a successful country manager.
Smokers cost UK employers up to £2.1 billion a year
Why e-cigarettes might be the solution to a loss of productivity caused by smoking breaks.
How to persuade staff to retire by promoting financial advice
With a backdrop of anti-age discrimination and a new landscape for financial advice, Lee Coles, head of Jelf Money after Work, looks at how businesses can help and encourage employees to retire.
From number-crunching CFO to strategic CFO
The days of fiddling with an abacus are over according to David Chancellor, partner at Tyzack Partners, who says that the role of the CFO has changed dramatically.
Using online workers to boost productivity of SMEs
The balance between wanting to take on new work whilst not increasing staff overheads too much is an issue for many SMEs. Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, looks at the benefit of online workers and how they can reduce the strain.
Performance management is all year round, not just for Christmas!
Lucinda Carney, occupational psychologist and founder of Actus, looks at how employee performance should be managed and mapped.
The rise of e-lancing in the workplace
Keith Holdt, investment director at private equity firm LDC’s Value Enhancement Group explains why freelancing, in particular e-lancing, is having an impact and is set to transform the modern workplace.
What the changes to pension laws mean for employers
NOW: Pensions discusses the implications of pension changes for businesses.
Investing in graduates to grow your business
Freddie Ossberg, founder and MD of Raconteur Media, makes the case for the careful nurturing of new graduates in order to ensure future success in a growing business.
The under skilled, unemployed, next generation graduates
With graduates and employers becoming increasingly demanding of each other, David Bloxham of recruitment firm GCS explains where the balance lies.
Military precision
With skilled professionals in demand, Nick Everard, managing director of J1 Consulting, looks at how experience picked up in the line of duty can be transferable to the business world.
Flexible working – better for the bottom line?
Peter Boucher, enterprise commercial marketing director for Vodafone UK, looks at how flexible working has helped Vodafone do away with its previous rigid structure and stay ahead of the competition.
Understanding the real value of interim management
Interim management suffers from something of an image crisis, simply because people don't understand the value that it can bring to a company.
The growing importance of non-execs
Steven Fine, managing partner at advisory firm Peel Hunt, looks at how the role of non-executive directors has changed and the value they can now bring to business.
Board review
Mike Robson, director at Azure Partners, looks at the considerations that need to taken into account when assessing the skill sets of a business' board.
Leading by example
The economic climate means businesses are continuing to be forced to do more with less, and individual productivity provides the key to this. Jo Ellen Gryzb, founding director of Impact Factory, explains.
Handling CFO departures
Christopher Hitchins, partner in the employment law team at law firm Lewis Silkin, looks at CFO resignations and their implications.
Making pay between assignments work
The ‘pay between assignments’ section of the Agency Workers Regulations is controversial. Employment adviser Rehan Pasha has the lowdown.
Keeping staff on track
Technology can help you monitor staff, but how much tracking is healthy? GrowthBusiness reports on keeping productively on track without compromising output.
Hiring through video
Businesses are speeding up the recruitment process by turning to video-conferencing when hiring new employees.
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