Confidence in the City of London jobs market continues to weaken as UK bankers increasingly pick Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore as the generators of new jobs, according to a report. A study by recruitment firm Astbury Marsden found that only 10% of bankers and hedge fund workers believed London will create the most new … Continue reading
Globally, just over a third (35%) of the more than 32,000 full-time workers participating in our study are highly engaged writes HR consultants Towers Watson in Global Workforce Study Engagement at Risk: Driving Strong Performance in a Volatile Global Environment. (Adapted chosen excerpts by JMM to follow) On one level, this isn’t surprising. Five years of economic turmoil, nearly … Continue reading
There are some definite areas that both HR and employees say are reasons people leave companies. And the reasons aren’t really shocking. We keep hearing about employee disengagement being at an all-time high. What conversations are companies having about these identified reasons for employees leaving? For some of the reasons, there’s quite a noticeable difference … Continue reading