So, I was just reading about the Beecroft review (again) and they have completely missed the point. Yes, its probably a good idea to extend the unfair dismissal period to 2 years. In some jobs it could take a year or more to really get a rocking performance out of someone and if you were […]
How do we boost the economy and create new jobs TODAY?
As I said back in May, when I put my suggestion to Vince Cable at the Greater Manchester Chamber Annual Dinner – instead of offering an NI holiday to start up businesses who employ staff (how many start up businesses do YOU know about who start up and immediately employ 4 or 5 people?? That’s […]
Lord Davies’ boardroom gender targets ignored by most UK firms
All but a handful of the UK’s biggest companies missed last week’s deadline to set out their plans to put more women on their boards. Only eight companies in the FTSE 100 have announced how they aim to meet the target of 25% women directors set down by the government. Proportion of women on boards […]
More Mums in Full Time Employment – A Victory for Family Friendly Policies?
Figures out show that there are now nearly 1/3 of mothers in full time employment as against under ¼ in 1996, according to the office for National Statistics. Overall, 66pc of mothers are in some form of work, either part or full-time. ONS statistician Jamie Jenkins said: “Over 15 years the proportion of mothers working […]
Planning to retire abroad – you’ll be lucky!!
Dreaming of retiring to sunnier climes?? You’re more likely to be still putting in the 9 – 5 according to figures which show the number of over 65’s still in work has doubled in the last 10 years. People of retirement age have been hot by falling annuity rates, falling interest rates on savings, stagnant […]