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Employers often suspect, but cannot prove, that a departing employee is walking away with sensitive company property – but what can they do? If an employer challenges an employee, they will almost always be met with an absolute denial …

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The pandemic certainly has had a huge impact on particular sectors and organisations, but overall in the more advanced economies its effects were generally patchy and modest …

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Although significant increases are being awarded and promised to low paid workers, the picture is not all that it appears …

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Collective bargaining remains generally at a low level with most negotiated and un-negotiated pay increases being at below the rate of price inflation – leading to falling real pay levels …

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Although companies frequently hire employees from another country, they do not always take the wise precaution of requesting criminal records certificates …

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The most severe job vacancy problems around the World are seldom “across the board” and usually focus on a handful of key sectors, or occupations …

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An important feature of working as an executive or career professional in a multinational company has long been the opportunity to gain international experience …

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Although the global trend is towards a reduction in joblessness, its fall is being held back in a number of ways …

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The era in which most robotic devices are just operated by a remote control like a model car will soon be over …

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A faltering recovery and reluctance of regulatory bodies, such as the US Federal Reserve, to responsibly control money supply are pulling in opposite directions – making price inflation continue unchecked, with energy prices surging in many regions …

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Many employees remain reluctant to travel overseas on business because of the heightened risks of contracting new COVID-19 variants, but one danger they may underestimate is the worsening conduct of other passengers …

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The principal focus for pay increases in many countries are the low paid …

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Although price rises in Europe are currently largely driven by changes in energy costs, in the future, they will be driven by highly inflationary pay rises, especially for low paid workers (see below) …

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According to Eurostat, price inflation in the euro area over the year to August stood at an estimated 3 …

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As government support programmes come to an end, the real impact of the pandemic is now becoming visible …

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