Love them or loathe them, Chinese tech giants such as ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have become global household names in e-commerce, digital payments, social media and gaming in a few short years. Relatively little is known about these firms, but a new book may just change that. Written by INSEAD Professor of Strategy Guoli Chen and Jianggan Li, founder and chief executive of venture capital firm Momentum Works, Seeing the …
More workers in the UK say they wouldn’t work at all if money was no object than any comparable workforce in the world.In an international poll, commissioned by recruiter Randstad UK, 60 per cent of workers in the UK said they would choose not to work if money was no object. This was higher than workers in 20 of the UK’s European peers — including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the …
You may already be aware, but the term mentoring comes from a poem that was written in 800 BCE. Homer’s Odyssey contained a character called Mentor, who takes care of Odysseus’s son while he heads off to war. Mentors are people that have knowledge and experience in one or more areas and choose to impart this information to someone who has less understanding. Mentoring in business is seen as an …
By Sue Tumelty. Sue is founder and executive chair of The HR Dept (www.hrdept.co.uk). What will the new fire and rehire code of practice mean for employers? In the wake of scandals such as the P&O Ferries case in 2022, the government has announced a crackdown on firing and rehiring. That is the practice of dismissing staff one day and rehiring the next on different terms and conditions. Currently in …
Construction loans are a type of financing specifically designed to help individuals or companies fund the construction of a new building or home. They are typically short-term loans used to cover the costs of the construction process and are paid off once the construction is complete. If you are considering getting a construction loan, there are a few things that you should know before you make your decision. How Do …
MVF is the latest in a growing number of companies choosing financial wellbeing platform Maji to offer a comprehensive ‘Cost-of-Living Support Package’ to support its 500 UK employees. MVF’s mission is to transform how businesses find new customers, but the company also wanted to find more ways to help its employees too, during the cost-of-living crisis. After months of researching the market to find the support that meets those most …