IT skills investment key for the future of Middle East
As part of an initiative to train youths in the UAE in computer science, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and...
Read moreExecutives rank HR a top priority
A new study by HR Certification Institute and Dow Jones Customer Intelligence has found that Executives rank talent management among the top priorities that...
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Skills revolution shall forge the new HR
Structural changes within organisations and the entire economy, like aging demographics and digitisation, have placed a huge demand on skilled talent in order to...
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Is there a corporate leadership crisis?
90% of directors believe leadership strategy oversight is a board responsibility, but just 11% feel boards do this well. In the wake of recent...
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More satisfied workers, more successful company
The relationship between the job satisfaction of a company’s workforce and its financial success is complex, but a new study in the journal Economic Research–Ekonomska...
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Flexible working catalyst for profits, productivity and morale
More than half of companies worldwide said their profits have increased, and an additional 83% of companies indicated that productivity had increased, after introducing...
Read moreWomen want international mobility
International mobility equality for men and women is at an all-time low, with 19% of women believing their firm doesn't actually employ equality when selecting candidates...
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The nuances of local payroll that corporate HQs won’t think about
By Deborah Williams, Head of Global Business Services, TMF Group Think a global banking relationship can be used for global payroll? Think again. Local...
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Staff healthcare cost increase far higher than inflation rates
The cost of providing medical care to staff continues to vastly outpace inflation in 29 major economies, according to new research by Mercer Marsh...
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