Random thoughts
The New Year is a time when many people take a good look at themselves and decide to remedy things. For some it will be to lose weight or give up alcohol but this is also a peak time for candidates seeking a new job. Should you be joining them? People change jobs for many …
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IT HAS BEEN A ROLLER COASTER RIDE Linked in has reminded me that I have been running Aegle for 19 years now, I suppose I have as I formed the company in October 1995 and went live with the recruiting business in December 1995. None of this was a taken lightly and a lot of …
Following on from my blog yesterday an industrial tribunal has just announced that overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay. Whilst this decision will undoubtedly be appealed against business groups are concerned that it opens the doors for lots of retrospective claims from employees and ex-employees going back years with the possibility of many …
The news that airlines will be required to pay compensation to those who have been delayed in the last six years will have an impact on their profits for some years to come. It may mean higher fares for all but is this just the start of craziness? Retrospective penalties have already been seen in …
Why is it that all politicians can offer to meet the increased housing needs is to build more? Could they be in cahoots with the developers? In fact over the country the housing shortage could be solved using existing buildings in a better way. Look at any High Street, aside from the boarded up shops, …
Everywhere you look you see incompetence, right at the very top in Government through all levels down to a humble workman. A few examples might include the dithering over airport capacity, Rotherham child abuse and HS2 but there are many more. In many cases this is the result of people being promoted to levels beyond …
We hear this morning that Glaxo Smith Kline is under investigation for bribery of doctors in Poland, not the first and for sure not the last company who may be guilty of using “inventive” ways to promote their products and secure more sales. For all the tightening of anti-bribery legislation and introduction of multiple levels …
Equality or Quotas? It is good to see that the number of women in the boardrooms of Britain are increasing; providing they are the best candidate for the job and not being employed just to fill diversity quotas. Unlike Norway the UK has not set any rule or regulation stating more women have to be …
More than half of people surveyed recently would rather work for themselves than for a company even if the company paid twice the salary. Reasons include a better work/life balance, lack of job security and less stress. In fact almost everyone I talk to is unhappy working for companies, many hanker for more autonomy, less …
What does good governance look like in a small UK bank? In recent years we have all seen what bad governance looks like in big firms with single dominant CEOs or unfortunate appointments of inexperienced board directors. In the non-banking world we have seen the recent resignation of Euan Sutherland from the Co-operative Group board, …