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Infrastructure set for hiring spree, despite Carillion collapse

The collapse of Carillion has given the infrastructure sector a much-needed shake-up, fuelling new opportunities in the sector.

Financial firms race to keep up with skills of the future

Open banking may prove a regulatory headache for firms, but it is also part of a pipeline of developments grabbing the headlines, including blockchain and bitcoin, set to revolutionise the future talent agenda in finance.

There is still time to avert US-style retail apocalypse...

Store closures in the US have reached 6,800 in the first three quarters of this year, climbing to an all-time high. The speed of the sector’s collapse has been labelled ‘apocalyptic’ by some business commentators. As UK retailers reel from economic volatility and fragile consumer confidence, should they brace themselves for a similar fate?

What is an interims value, opposed to cost?

Guest speaker, Philip Brown looks into the value proposition for interims in the procurement industry

An Interim: A light in the fog

With the fog of uncertainty unlikely to lift anytime soon, they will need to work alongside interims managers to forge a new path together.

Is the NHS risking a talent drain as staff are tempted away from the sector?

The NHS is a prime example of a people-focused organisation. While patients are its main concern, its staff are its biggest asset.

Taxation of the self-employed in the commercial sector: time to challenge

Budget announcements are revealed with a great deal of fanfare, but the most important elements are often hidden in the full text of the red book.

And this Budget followed suit.

It was widely expected that the Chancellor would...

How the Employment and Skills sector is Transforming

The Employment and Skills sector is going through a period of unprecedented change with the replacement of the Work Programme, the impact of Brexit and implications for the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as the roll out of the...

An interim in the housing sector, what does that entail - Linda Robinson tells us more

Linda Robinson, a development professional in the housing sector, talks to us about her interim career. and what it entails.

Life Sciences look to interims to deliver ambitions

We look at specialist roles emerging in the Life Sciences sector as the Brexit vote challenges the industry's growth ambitions.

Productivity challenge

It's budget season, so in this article we reflect on the productivity challenge for the Chancellor, who will be trying to focus on less productive regions.

Is HR a ‘profit centre’?

Tom Legard speaks to economist and interim Chris Roebuck about transforming the HR function with the help of interim managers to boost profits.

As M&A gathers momentum in the Consumer sector, how has Brexit affected the sector?

The consumer sector has been particularly affected by Brexit uncertainty

In the midst of the party political conference season

We are in the midst of the party political conference season and a few things are certain; there will be fiery speeches, an endless diary of fringe events.

Open banking: power to the people?

The open banking revolution is set to transform financial services in 2018.

Brexit Series - the people agenda

In this brief commentary, we introduce our quarterly series of Brexit roundtable discussions, in which we will be focussing on the people agenda.

The independent health sector looks to interims for transformation support

The independent health sector looks to interims for transformation support

The Taylor Review - what did this tell us about the interim market and modern working practices?

We discuss the Taylor Review, what it told us about the interim market and modern working practices, and how working practices might evolve.