Monthly Archives: February 2008

A few people have done searches on ‘religion in the workplace’ and found this post which I wrote last year. It’s clearly a subject that is of interest to a number of people. Continuing with this theme, someone sent me a strange story from far away … Continue reading →

Following my post yesterday about the NatWest Three, a few people have pointed me to some other blog posts discussing the case. This one on Comment is Free is interesting, as much for some of the comments in the thread as for the post … Continue reading →

The NatWest Three have, at long last, been sentenced to jail, although they will probably be back in the UK and writing their memoirs within the year. When I worked in the City, I didn’t know Gary Mulgrew, Giles Darby or … Continue reading →

Well perhaps ‘self-hatred’ is a bit strong but a recent survey of managers by Roffey Park showed that those in the public sector had a particularly low opinion of themselves and their peers. The research costs thirty-five quid to buy but … Continue reading →

Last night I watched the Dispatches documentary How The Banks Bet Your Money, on More 4. The programme was presented by Jon Moulton of private equity firm Alchemy. It was a devastating attack on both the banks and the British Government’s regulatory … Continue reading →

The Yiddish word Chutzpah roughly translates into English as Bare Faced Cheek. There is a fair bit of that about at the moment, especially over the Northern Rock fiasco. Not only do the shareholders want £4 a share from the taxpayer … Continue reading →

Personnel Today has a feature in which students studying for a Master’s Degree in HR management speculate about what the profession will be like in twenty years time. The article begins: HR has changed enormously in the past two decades. … Continue reading →

Last year, the press began to report on an issue that public sector managers had been worried about for some time – the impact of equal pay claims on the salary budgets of state organisations. At the time, it was reported … Continue reading →

Dartford Borough Council claims to be the first UK local authority to outsource its entire HR function. The council, currently going through a cost-cutting restructure, has transferred all HR and payroll support for its 400 employees to Northgate HR. Or has … Continue reading →

The TUC is getting worked up about the increased use of anti-Union consultants by firms in the UK. This report, by the LSE’s John Logan, describes how these organisations operate and some of their recent campaigns against union organisation. While some … Continue reading →