Preparation For The Olympics The London 2012 Olympics are coming! And with the Queen’s Jubilee and Wimbledon due to occur within June, there will be a definite impact on the mobility programmes for organisations relocating employees to the UK and, more specifically, London. Count Down to the Olympics A Newsfeed that has been set...
In a speech to parliamentary lobby journalists this week, Michael Gove, Education Secretary has defended the government’s ambitious programme of education reform in England in light of the UK’s slipping position in the international league tables. ...
A new bailout plan to rescue Greece from default was reached on Tuesday 21 of February after a 14-hour summit in Brussels between Eurozone finance ministers and delegates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB). Many ...
Weichert Relocation Resources is surveying corporate relocation and HR professionals to learn how they are using alternatives to traditional international assignments, identify best practices around these alternatives, and provide valuable data that co...
Plans to introduce a leaver statement, to replace the form P45 in the U.K., have now been withdrawn following the consultation and a workshop with employers and representative groups. Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that it w...
According to France's finance minister François Baroin, international institutions and public and private creditors have "all the elements in place" for agreement over a new rescue package to save Greece from default.
Recent reports have suggested that the uncertainty in the jobs market has hit women harder than men. This theory, however, has this week been rejected by the chief economic adviser at the Chartered Institite for Personnel and Development (CIPD). Accord...
Workers in the UK are retiring later as they grapple with financial uncertainty, data has shown. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the average retirement ages for men is now 64.6 years, up from 63.8 years in 2004. The average re...
The decision from the United Kingdom’s First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in the case of Reed Employment plc (and other Reed Group companies) v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs has now been issued1. The decision has resulted in a £158 million lia...
The Algerian government is expected to require foreign workers train members of the local workforce as a condition to their work permit, and may increase the level of scrutiny that it applies to work permit applications generally. As part of an effort to protect the country’s labor force, Algeria’s Minister of Labor, Employment and...
Resident Return Visa (RRV) applicants must spend at least two years in Australia in permanent resident status within the five years immediately preceding their application to obtain an RRV valid for five years. They may qualify for an RRV valid for one year if they have substantial business, cultural, employment or personal ties that...
The Conference Board, a global business and research association, announced that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US increased by 0.4% in January, after a 0.5% increase in December and a 0.3% increase in November. The LEI is a composite index m...
January 2012 saw a sharp monthly increase of 0.9% in retail spending compared with December, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This figure has eased government fears of a double-dip recession, after economists had expecte...
