In his new book Greed: From Gordon Gecko to David Hume Philosopher Stuart Sutherland explores how Unconstrained greed is the heresy of our times. Gordon Gecko’s high-octane creed, ‘Greed is good’ went from the financial periphery and moved centre stage as the philosophical mood music of contemporary life.
| Published: 25 September 2014
1st October 2014 is the second anniversary of auto-enrolment Auto-enrolment has been a good start however millions are still going to be left behind unless government and the pension industry starts actively working on Auto Enrolment 2.0. Article from Hargreaves Lansdown.
| Published: 25 September 2014
The learning technology landscape is evolving rapidly and is awash with complex acronyms
| Published: 24 September 2014
Are you getting the most out of your networking? Is it bringing you a steady stream of new business? If not, it’s possible you are making a number of critical mistakes when networking.
| Published: 23 September 2014
Over one third of parents not aware of important change to their children’s education. With comment from Kathy Walton, Head of Vocational Training at Kaplan.
| Published: 23 September 2014
From 1 October 2014, expectant fathers, or the partner of a pregnant woman, will be entitled to take unpaid time off work to accompany their partner to up to two antenatal appointments. The new legislation is designed to achieve the Government’s aim of encouraging greater involvement from both parents from the earliest stages of pregnancy. Article from law firm Simons, Muirhead & Burton
| Published: 23 September 2014
Women and men are programmed psychologically to differ in risk-taking in business, but both are taking more calculated risks in 2014 following the battering the UK took in the last recession according to cognitive psychologist and business improvement specialist, Dr Lynda Shaw.
| Published: 23 September 2014
Unsophisticated investors face being enrolled into risky drawdown plans. New prod-ucts may be well-intentioned but need suitable risk controls. One-size-fits-all solutions could leave many investors with poor outcomes. Tom McPhail, Head of Pensions Research. Hargreaves Lansdown.
| Published: 17 September 2014
According to the Office for National Statistics, 13.9% of the workforce work from home, the highest level since records began, however many UK bosses still don't trust their staff to work remotely. By Dr Lynda Shaw
| Published: 17 September 2014
A new report from pre-employment screening company, First Advantage reveals over a quarter (27.2 percent) of all verification checks on CVs between January 2011 and June 2014 uncovered inaccuracies.
| Published: 17 September 2014
