According to Carl Camden, president and chief executive of recruitment firm Kelly Services, a new employment model is fast taking shape, based on the “free agent” concept and reflective of shifting economic realities, writes John Cremer.
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Bouncing back from a limited downturn during the global financial crisis, the Philippines' commercial, retail and residential property sectors have proved resilient over the past two to three years, according to market players, writes Chris Davis.
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US efforts to tighten its guest-worker programmes could lead to US$8b in losses among Indian IT outsourcing firms, to the benefit of US enterprises such as Microsoft and IBM. However, a clampdown may have a silver lining for India by ensuring skilled workers stay in or return to the country sooner
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Grant Thornton Corporate Services is created by combining business with SYMM Corporate Services, with Laure Mathieu and Sharon Yip joining as managing director and executive director, respectively, of the new service arm, with a focus on French businesses
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Britain’s third-largest lender by market value, Barclays plans to save as much as £250 million (HK$2.97 billion) by moving the administrative positions – mostly in IT and operations – to outsourcing companies and offshore. The move will bring the job cuts to almost 21,000 since 2008.
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