HR Issues for the Education Sector
The UK education sector has changed dramatically in recent years. The demands and challenges on schools, colleges and universities have increased, placing more pressure onto HR personnel. Students as customers Education institutions currently face having to represent a hybrid model – perceived as having both an important public duty to carry out but also […]
Employment Law Issues for the Education Sector
A number of significant recent employment cases and imminent legislative changes are affecting employers in the education sector. Age discrimination & justifying pay policy In Ewart v The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford, the employment tribunal held that the dismissal of a University professor under an Employer Justified Retirement Age […]
Immigration Issues for the Financial Services Sector
Financial services remain highly dependent on the ability to hire highly-skilled talent from across the world. With a new immigration system imminent, the future success and sustainability of the UK’s FS sector will be reliant on post-Brexit immigration rules that support and enable global competitiveness. End of EU free movement While EU and UK […]
Immigration Issues for the Tech Sector
The UK faces a digital skills crisis and as the economy digitises, competition for tech talent will only become fiercer. Whilst industry and government work to create a domestic pipeline of future tech talent, there is an immediate need for skilled labour in the tech sector. Migration, both from Europe and the rest of the […]
Global Mobility Issues for the Financial Services Sector
In an ever more globalised marketplace, international mobility can improve FS firms’ ability to reach into fast growth markets and forge the global mindset needed by today’s business leaders. In a sector battling limited availability of skills as a threat to growth prospects, the ability to move talent to where demand is greatest is a […]
Employment Law Issues for the Financial Services Sector
Global markets, high pay, increasing regulation, more aggressive enforcement, media and political scrutiny and mobile talent characterise the financial services sector. These factors raise particular employment law issues. Senior Managers & Certification Regime The Financial Conduct Authority has introduced new rules to ensure that individuals in the financial services sector are held to account for […]
HR Issues for the Financial Services Sector
The world of financial services is on the cusp of the next wave of disruption. As the need for digitisation takes hold across the sector, financial organisations are working hard to update legacy systems and improve operating effectiveness and customer experience. Not only will financial organisations need to employ significantly more technology expertise over the […]
Employment Law Issues for the Sports Sector
Sports sector employers in the UK face a number of challenges as the country prepares to formally depart the EU, while several domestic employment developments come into force in April 2020. Brexit & end of EU free movement Almost every aspect of the law in the UK will be touched by Brexit and sports […]
Global Mobility Issues for the Tech Sector
For both established multinational tech companies and ambitious start-ups alike, one of the critical challenges of achieving growth through international expansion is ensuring the right talent is located in the right place at the right time. Managing a cross-border workforce demands careful handling of complex global mobility issues, and the capability to adapt to changes […]
Global Mobility Trends: 2020 & Beyond
An awareness of global mobility trends is essential for mobility and HR professionals within multinational organisations. Keeping your finger on the pulse allows you to ensure compliance, derive competitive advantage and maximise value and return from international projects, leading to lower expatriate failure rates and overall, a happier, more motivated, productive and engaged workforce. Each […]