Special Reports

Women in Business

The challenges women face today
The challenges women face today
The danger lies in how transparent the glass ceiling actually is.
Succeeding on your own terms
Succeeding on your own terms
How a businesswoman's intuitive leadership has lead to success.
Sexism and the City
Sexism and the City
Even today women still appear to be earning less than men.
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Beating the Downturn

A winning strategy for beating the downturn
A winning strategy for beating the downturn
Directors of Finance are being caught out by the economic downturn as new research exposes a startling lack of inclusive planning.
The positives of economic uncertainty
The positives of economic uncertainty
Turn things around and realise the potential these times offer business leaders.
Innovate or die
Innovate or die
Neil Davidson, of Maconomy UK Ltd tells business this is not the time to be scared of change.
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Job Security

Helping staff for better or for worse
Helping staff for better or for worse
Providing timely support for both departing and remaining staff pays dividends, say Lesley Haswell and Nicholas Rose.
More job cuts if fuel hits £2 a litre
More job cuts if fuel hits £2 a litre
Over a third of financial directors, controllers and chief financial officers expect redundancies within their organisations if the fuel price hits £2 a litre.
High earners take up second jobs
High earners take up second jobs
Millions of households are eating into savings and reducing pension contributions to cope with financial strain.
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Ethics and CSR

Global victims could seek European redress
Global victims could seek European redress
Victims of human rights and environmental abuses by European firms around the world could find justice in European courts.
Ethical brands face growing scepticism
Ethical brands face growing scepticism
The latest GfK NOP survey into UK consumers and their ethical consumption has investigated how the situation has changed over the past year.
Next generation outlines 'social spending' plans
Next generation outlines 'social spending' plans
Providers must give green and ethical options to survive, a new survey suggests.
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Financial Services Recruitment

Recruiters miss out on Web 2.0 revolution
Recruiters miss out on Web 2.0 revolution
Recruiters are not taking advantage of Web 2.0 technology, according to a report from Cranfield School of Management.
Short-sighted will be short lived
Short-sighted will be short lived
Too many companies adopt a short-sighted approach to their human resources, Tom Bailey says.
Building employer brands through people power
Building employer brands through people power
To be successful, you need good people. They are the cogs that make or break a business.
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Business Expenses

Business expenses go green
Business expenses go green
Calculating the carbon footprint of employees' business expenses is one way in which firms can help combat global warming.
Building your defence against the tax inspector
Building your defence against the tax inspector
If you do not collect enough information from your employees when they make expense claims you could be risking heavy fines from the HMRC.
Where to draw the line on expenses
Where to draw the line on expenses
The conviction of Conrad Black in the USA has brought the question of corporate extravagance into sharp focus, once again.
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The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)

An introduction into the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
An introduction into the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
On 28 January 2008 an important milestone in the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) migration process was reached, with the official launch of the first SEPA payment instrument for credit transfers.
SEPA – the new payment transactions champion?
SEPA – the new payment transactions champion?
Companies and consumers will be given the opportunity to exploit fully the opportunities afforded by a common European currency and economic zone.
SEPA and consolidated IT systems
SEPA and consolidated IT systems
The financial integration process – in the EU as well as on a global level – has involved a substantial increase in cross-border banking.
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