Monthly Archives: September 2017

How to choose between two job candidates

High quality talent is hard to come by. If you’re lucky enough to have two equally qualified candidates competing for the same role, you’ll need to act fast if you’re going to secure your top choice. Before you begin to look at new ways to assess your final two candidates, it’s helpful to explore new
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Brexit has UK SMEs looking to Hong Kong for global growth

Research for Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in advance of its flagship “Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” event returning to London on 21 September 2017, finds almost half (45 per cent) see Hong Kong the gateway into the Chinese mainland and other Asian countries. Although confidence for business growth in Europe and Asia are
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Reputation tops list of business priorities

Protecting reputation tops business leaders list of priorities, ahead of financial achievements and business leadership, according to the world’s first benchmark of Organizational Resilience published today by BSI. The study finds reputation is seen as the most important element to the long term success of the business, even more than financial aspects, leadership and vision
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Freelancers enjoy ‘enough holiday’ despite taking less than employees

More than half (54 per cent) of UK freelancers and contractors are satisfied with the amount of time they take off annually, despite the fact that at least 68 per cent take less holiday than the average full-time UK employee is given, research by leading contractor tax adviser, Qdos Contractor of The Qdos Group highlights.
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