... equity tends to stay invested for five years and create more new jobs. The research, conducted by Josh Lerner of Harvard Business ... years before being taken private, companies tend to lose 4% more jobs than their peers - an indication that these firms are in serious ...

... by Learndirect Careers Advice. The survey found that more than a quarter say they want more job satisfaction in their next career, and that means doing something ...

... major hiring trends for 2008 would be bigger pay cheques, more flexible work arrangements, increase in screening candidates via the ... rehiring retirees. * See Recruiter 16 January for more details ...

Road users are more at risk of an accident on Fridays than any other day of the week, ... Known as ‘Fatal Friday Phenomenon’, statistics show that more accidents happen on a Friday, and particularly between the hours of 4pm ... weekend started will result in some people being a little more careless than usual. Road users need to take care today, especially in the ...

A survey of more than 2,500 employers and managers by recruitment website CareerBuilder.com ... three quarters said Generation Y workers expect to be paid more, with six out of 10 demanding more flexible working. More than half employers believed Generation Y workers ...

More than half of companies have restructured their HR function in the last year and more than 80% have done so in the last five years, according to research from ... change has been driven largely by a desire to make HR a more strategic contributor to business success. There has been a drive to make ...

Britain is embracing a more flexible working week and turning into a nation of homeworkers, according ... It found that 10% of the ad hoc homeworkers surveyed spend more than 40 hours each month working from home and 4% clock up more than 80 hours. The study found that avoiding the commute to and from ...

UK workers would welcome their employers being more environmentally responsible and providing them with more 'green' benefits, according to a survey by HR service provider Ceridian. ...

... results show that individual managers are regularly rated more highly by their own managers and colleagues than they rate themselves. ... recognised for a nurturing role. Women managers also have a more positive view of their own ability to recognise stress, make people feel ...

... The ILO says that one-quarter of UK employees work more than 48 hours a week, more than any other wealthy nation. Other long working nations are Israel, ...