... businesses were attracting higher premiums. They are more attractive than "me-too" businesses. But potential buyers can be put off ... of the management in the business being acquired was even more important. Sean Geraghty, partner at law firm Dechert, offered advice ...

Evolving technology will allow a “much more fluid attitude” toward work in years to come — but workers will not ... of opting to work only from an office or from home, “more people will do both”. Reeves also said that online recruitment has ...

... recognise that the industry is evolving and we want to know more about the demographics of our job seekers. ³Taking part in NORAS will ... increasingly job boards are seeing the benefits of providing more detailed, relevant and audited information about their users. ...

More than a third of IT director are looking to change their job within the ... they are currently working for. The desire to earn more money came low down, only 6% of IT directors said this was a reason. ...

... assault by either a customer or colleague. Perhaps even more surprising is the fact that the professional services industry, which ... that employees who work for large companies (250 staff or more) are almost twice as likely to suffer an injury whilst working compared to ...

... Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says. The DWP says more than five million weekly searches were recorded in the first quarter of 2006. Searches have doubled in the past year as more than one and a half million users logged onto the site during the last ...

... Finance professionals believe soft skills are more attractive attribute for prospective employers than technical know-how or ... people management as the specific skill that would make them more marketable, followed by communication skills (42%), leadership ability ...

... in the past year female finance workers have missed out on more than £31m, almost 20% more than in 2005. In 2006 female workers earned £11,660 less than their ...

... office-bound, nine to five work mentality” is forcing more than 70% of employees to needlessly travel an additional 45 minutes during ... The report encourages British business to adopt a more flexible approach, for example allowing employees to work from home for ...

... dealt. Greatness is a matter of conscious choice,” he told more than 2,000 recruiters during the ASA’s opening keynote speech at the ... companies he said attempt to make excuses for not achieving more by blaming market conditions or other external causes. In fact, he said, ...