Zurich, August 19, 2009: Work-life unbalance; how CEOs struggle to combine high profile careers with perfect family lives Many top executive seem to effortlessly combine professional careers with perfect harmony in their personal lives. At least that is what they...
London, July 21, 2009: “Hiring temporary staff is not like ordering screws”- HR policies in times of crisis In a survey by the Institute for Employment and Employability, 2000 companies were asked about HR policy measures they are deploying to tackle the economic...
Lausanne, July 21, 2009: Leading Swiss business paper says good-bye to paper - not for the news, but for invoices The leading Swiss French-language business paper, L' Agefi, has introduced electronic billing for its subscribers. They can now pay for their...
Brussels, June 30, 2009: Age research: Learning capability does not decrease with age but by lack of practice One of the main reasons why companies invest less into continued education and training of older employees is the belief that most cognitive abilities show...
Rome, June 11, 2009: In the face of economic crisis, Italian companies sacrifice long-term HR planning and cut investments in keeping their ageing workforce motivated and productive Italy has one of the fastest ageing workforces in the world (level only with Germany...
Zurich, June 4, 2009: 40% of Swiss companies are planning layoffs in the coming 12 months So far the reaction of Swiss companies to the global economic crisis was to apply "soft" HR measures to adjust their workforce to slowing demand, like introducing short-time work...
London, May 27, 2009: Global think tank on the future of work offers new online database for latest labour market research How will the ageing of the European workforce impact the labour market and change companies' recruitment policies? How can we lower youth...
Singapore, May 20, 2009: Perfecting hot and cold: Bosch's new generation of kitchen appliances makes the best of high-tech, allowing culinary wonders to be created with ease and comfort The creation of great culinary dishes has alway been reliant upon the connection...
Munich, May 4, 2009: Who are your most valuable customers? Emnos' roadmap to customer-centric growth with new multi-language online presence How do customers use your product offering? What products are really relevant to them? How successful was the latest product...