A recent survey by the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) revealed that employees who are allowed to work flexibly – be it having flexible hours or working from home- felt happier and less stressed. Around three-quarters of the workers surveyed also highlighted that they would be reluctant to leave their current role for one that
Attending interviews can be a daunting experience for anyone, no matter how experienced you are! You want to try and show yourself as professional yet personable, confident but not arrogant, so I’ve put some useful tips together that I believe will help you through the preparation before and during interviews!
The Governance Institute and governance recruitment specialist The Core Partnership have considered employee wellbeing and mental health at board level. It was found that just 45% of boards have considered these issues, 34% have not and the remaining 21% of respondents were unsure if their board had or not. Furthermore, when questioned as to whether
For those of you who responded to our Market Survey, we’re pleased to announce the four winners of our prize draw: Winners: Stephen Guile Helen O’Keefe Stacey Arnold Respondent 392 (wishes to remain anonymous).
With less than a week to go before our market survey is released, we’d like to share some of our findings. Some interesting points we’ve found: Salaries have risen well above the national average rate. Most of the market is concentrated in London and the Southeast, and salaries are at the highest within this region.
August is here! According to many recruiters and HR managers August, or the summer in general, is the worst time to start looking for a new job as a lot of decision-makers with families are on holiday. I beg to differ.
Almost four-fifths (78%) of organisations we surveyed in conjunction with the ICSA: The Governance Institute have found becoming compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to be a heavy burden on their resources; 9% of those surveyed were unsure and 13% felt that it had not been a heavy burden.
57% of governance professionals surveyed by ICSA: The Governance Institute and recruitment specialist The Core Partnership about the government’s plan to review the powers, operations and impact of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are opposed to increased powers of enforcement. Just 27% came out in favour of more power for the FRC, with the remaining
Companies are undecided about whether the quantity of information contained in annual reports is a good or a bad thing according to our survey of governance professionals in conjunction with the ICSA: The Governance Institute.
A third of organisations are looking to address their gender pay balance after preparing for pay gap reporting requirements that come into force later this month and early April, according to our survey of governance professionals in conjunction with the ICSA: The Governance Institute.
