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Taken a ’sickie’ recently?
Recent research by the CBI shows that absence is still a big challenge for the public sector. Badenoch & Clark’s Public Sector HR Recruiters’ Forum (HRRF) looks at why and how to reduce the number of sick days. Read more »
Accounts departments still in the dark about IFRS
Public sector bodies will be required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for their 2009/10 accounts and will also be required to restate 2008/09 accounts using IFRS to provide comparative information. Read more »
NHS – The professionals’ dream career
New initiatives, restructures and improved standards are opening the door to new and exciting opportunities for IT, finance and commissioning professionals. And it’s no longer a pre-requisite to have NHS experience to work in the sector. Read more »
How will the “credit crunch” affect Scotland’s social housing sector?
Recent UK wide news continues to be dominated by talk of the credit crunch but how, if at all will this affect the social housing sector across Scotland? Are we to expect similar job cuts, similar pressure or will the private sector downturn impact positively in social housing? Read more »
A silver lining to every cloud?
Recent reports on the current financial climate are suggesting stormy weather for future employment, with Investec releasing figures on unemployment stating: “The claimant count is the biggest in more than 15 years… it is a sign of things to come over the next year as the economy weakens”. Read more »
Accounts teams remain small but stable
Law firms’ accounts departments are remaining stable despite media reports on redundancies affecting support functions. While this has been the case amongst many law firms, where support functions are usually hit first, it’s unusual for this to involve the accounts departments. Read more »
Employment lawyers reap the benefits in a depressed economy
2008 may not be remembered for the high times if you’re a conveyancer or a capital markets lawyer, but for employment lawyers, workloads are piling up. We have seen a growth in demand for employment lawyers across every sector in the last few months – from private practice to the public sector and in-house. Read more »
Industry sectors define in-house lawyers’ fortunes
Up until recently, the in-house market has been relatively sheltered from economic conditions but the last couple of months have signalled a change in fortune for some industries. Read more »