London, 21 May 2020 – According to our poll out today in coalescence with The Chartered Governance Institute, companies and other organisations are taking a mixed approach to salary sacrifice during the Coronavirus pandemic. Some 41% of executive directors have taken a voluntary reduction in base salary (50% have not), 31% of non-executive directors have
Despite the slight ease of lockdown measures, the return to the office and face-to-face interview processes still seems distant. Although many sectors are struggling and have put recruitment on hold all together, there is still recruitment activity in the governance market both for permanent and interim positions. If anything, secretariats are busier than ever with
As Covid-19 is having an unprecedented effect on our economy, businesses and individuals, we’re focusing our latest Market Survey on the impact of this crisis. As Company Secretarial and Governance professionals, our clients and candidates have a unique insight into how businesses are responding to this pandemic. We would, therefore, greatly value your input, so
London, 16 April 2020 – From our poll today, in collaboration with The Chartered Governance Institute, 80% of respondents have confidence in the way their board is handling the current Coronavirus pandemic. Just 2% have little confidence in the way their board is responding to the crisis. Peter Swabey, Policy and Research Director at The
London, 23rd March 2020 – 78% of organisations believe that sustainable values are very important to their community according to our poll in conjunction with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. An additional 22% consider that sustainability is slightly important and no organisations feeling that it is unimportant. Employers demonstrate social responsibility in a number of
It is reassuring that during this coronavirus pandemic, our clients are continuing to hire. Recruitment hasn’t ground to a halt but, as many are being forced to work from home, more and more companies are turning to interview candidates via online video-conferencing platforms; the most popular ones being Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams. While this
Following the House of Lords calling for a suspension earlier in the week, yesterday evening the Chief Treasury Secretary Steven Barclay announced that the looming changes to IR-35, which were mentioned in last week’s budget, would not be going ahead in 2020. As a result, those off payroll workers are able to continue functioning on
We are currently working on the questionnaire for our 5th Market Survey, for which we will be collecting responses this April. Our previous surveys have been a useful tool for our clients, when benchmarking for company secretarial and governance roles, and candidates, when considering new roles or negotiating for promotions. Last time we explored the
The festivities have started, the Christmas lights have been switched on and consensus has been reached on the best Christmas advert for 2019 (John Lewis apparently, although I find the Sainsbury’s one very bold). For many people, this is a time to reflect and take stock of their career and potentially prepare for a move
The Interim market for some can seem uncertain and transient, yet, for others that’s exactly what makes it so attractive. Here at The Core Partnership we recently conducted the first ever in-depth review of the interim Company Secretarial/Governance market, in an effort to understand the reasons why people choose to engage in interim work, what
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