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Julian Daniel to leave Lend Lease
Head of construction in England and Wales to leave firm in shock departure
Julian Daniel, the head of Lend Lease’s construction business in England and Wales, is to leave the company, Building has learned.
As executive general manager for England and Wales, Daniel led Lend Lease’s contracting arm – the former Bovis business – in those regions. He was formerly the head of Bovis’ UK South division.
Daniel will leave the company in September, at which point Paul Gandy will take over day to day running of the business in England and Wales.
Senior staff were informed of Daniel’s departure in an email yesterday, it is understood. The rea
No CSO? Hire one now, advises security expert
M86 Security vice-president, Jeremy Hulse
Enterprises without a chief security officer or a beefed up security department will be left wide open as hackers use new exploits to strike, warns a security industry expert.
M86 Security vice-president, Jeremy Hulse, told CSO Australia that the reason gaming companies, such as Sega, from which hackers stole personal data of 1.29 million customers over the weekend, had been hit was because of new exploits and malware on legitimate websites that security staff may not be aware of.
Warmer temperatures bring dress code challenges
Q: My company is small and a bit disorganized. We are in start-up mode. I had worked in a much more formal company before. I am getting used to working in a more chaotic, but still fun environment. I like this new company a lot. I supervise a few entry-level people. All are great performers. I am a bit uneasy about how some of the employees dress in the spring and summer time. At my former company, HR would issue an email in April to provide guidance on this issue. And it was addressed in our employee handbook. How should I address it?
A: When the temperature climbs, I often receive inquiries regarding dress in the workplace. Warm weather often brings challenges in terms of professional dress, even in the most casual environments.
18,000
The nation gained a stunningly small number of jobs in June–18,000–while the U.S. unemployment rate rose from 9.1 percent in May to 9.2 percent last month, according to Department of Labor data released this morning. Analysts had predicted jobs would grow by 100,000 in June. This is the third consecutive month the unemployment rate has worsened and the worst unemployment rate of the year. Hiring by companies, which excludes government agencies, was the weakest since May 2010.
Employment was essentially flat in construction and manufacturing, while health care employment continued to grow (+14,000) as did employment in leisure and hospitality (+34,000).
Some 39,000 jobs were lost in the public sector, and Economic Policy Institute (EPI) economist Josh Bivens points out that the loss of public-sector jobs is a huge obstacle to growth. Nearly a
Why the June Jobs Report Means Entrepreneurial Opportunity
America’s June jobs report wasn’t good, falling below consensus expectations of economists. But if you’ve been looking for work, or a new opportunity in this post-recession slow-growth economy, you probably already knew what the numbers just revealed.
Previous image Enlarge Close Next image /The economy gained just 18,000 jobs in June, the U.S. government reported Friday, sharply below the expectation of 125,000 jobs predicted, meaning those who want work or new opportunity should start thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, joining America’s one area of growth: small business.
Small businesses drive the U.S.
Board-level appointments rise
The study, conducted by Executive Grapevine, also found that the amount of money employers paid for filling such positions increased by 21.7%, as companies looked to fill top positions ahead of an economic recovery.
Companies in the healthcare, financial services, consumer and media sectors faced the biggest increases, while those in the industrial, telecoms and technology, and professional services sectors also contributed to the increased spend at this level.
However, the cost of hiring in the £100,000 to £200,000 bracket fell by 2%, despite a 5% growth in the number of assignments, the research found.
Nebraska senator defends private aviation jobs
Nebraska senator, Mike Johanns, has come to the defense of the private jet and aviation industry, following its criticism from President Obama last week, stating that it is a valuable provider of thousands of jobs across the country.
The President said he was eyeing the favorable tax rules for private jet owners last week as an area of potential for budget cutbacks. The subsidy means that owners are allowed to deduct the value of the jets from their taxes on a five-year depreciation schedule, rather than the seven-year period applicable to commercial airline companies.
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