http://www.complinet.com Complinet HR RSS feed en complinet.com http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151682 A year ago, specialist financial and professional sector HR recruiters were in a quietly confident mood. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:21:19 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151903 LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A senior banker told London's High Court of the "incredulity" of parents and friends at the decision by Commerzbank AG, Germany's second largest lender, to break a pledge to pay 52 million euros ($68 million) in bonuses for 2008. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:09:52 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151880 Almost half (47 percent) of UK workers think that employers’ diversity programmes are only designed to attract good PR, according to research from Adecco Group’s Unlocking Britain’s Potential campaign. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151899 A key package of regulation to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment into workplace pensions has been published by the Department for Work and Pensions. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151530 Who would be a new graduate in this current economic climate? If the doomsayers are to be believed then few would even bother to apply for a job. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:20:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151788 In a special Work Audit report published today to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) looks at how work in Britain has changed since 1952. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151832 More employers should consider using mediation at work to help resolve disputes and avoid potentially costly and stressful employment tribunal claims, according to workplace relations expert Acas. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151852 Ed Miliband’s blood is up. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151854 (Reuters) - The decision by Royal Bank of Scotland's bosses to waive their bonuses has heaped pressure and scrutiny on Britain's other top bankers and on pay awards further down the ranks, fanning the flames of a row over excessive pay. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151879 (Reuters) - Britain stripped the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland of his knighthood on Tuesday, putting a banker reviled by tabloids as "Fred the Shred" alongside Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu as those who lost the high honour. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151883 (Reuters) - British bank Lloyds, part state-owned, has streamlined its management structure, helping take pressure off its chief executive, who recently had two months off work due to fatigue. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151527 The lasting legacy of the credit crunch and subsequent economic crisis is that the financial services community now operates in an increasingly complex and ever-changing regulatory landscape, as politicians and regulators seek to make the global banking system more secure and improve its reputation. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151786 The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a search to find a new chief executive. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151800 The Royal Bank of Scotland bonus row has become something of a tradition. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151828 The government's call for evidence seeking information and views on a possible shortening of the 90 day redundancy period closes today, January 31. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151829 Facebook's Timeline interface is currently been rolled out across all users, whether they want it or not. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151408 The advent of specialist jobsites and the ease with which job applications can be submitted online has led to an overload of applications for many jobs in financial services organisations. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151531 More than 10 million people are expected to visit the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151775 LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The former UBS trader accused of unauthorised deals that cost the Swiss bank $2. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/hr/dailynews/display.html?ref=151776 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland has decided to waive a bonus worth almost a million pounds ($1. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000