The Debate: Accountancy qualifications
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The Debate: Accountancy qualifications

22y Accountancy Age

The Debate: Accountancy qualifications

Do accountancy qualifications have value? ,Derek Brownlee says experience is more important, while Peter Wyman believes qualifications are vital for t...

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'Sexy' women get ahead in business
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'Sexy' women get ahead in business

22y Larry Schlesinger

'Sexy' women get ahead in business

A new survey of women in business has revealed the sexually charged nature of the modern corporate environment. Read More...

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Work/life balance: Getting it right
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Work/life balance: Getting it right

22y Accountancy Age

Work/life balance: Getting it right

Love it or hate it, the work/life balance lobby has been successful in raising its profile, and continues to do so. These days individuals and employe...

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Work/life balance - 'I Choose Life & Work'
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Work/life balance - 'I Choose Life & Work'

22y Accountancy Age

Work/life balance - 'I Choose Life & Work'

Work/life balance. Ten years ago this phrase was virtually unheard of and the idea of staggered hours and job sharing would have raised a few eyebrows...

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NAO faces two-year battle to unravel ILA fraud
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NAO faces two-year battle to unravel ILA fraud

22y our parliamentary staff

NAO faces two-year battle to unravel ILA fraud

The scale of fraud that hit the government's Independent Learning Accounts scheme may take two more years to establish, according to the National Audi...

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Think of a number ...
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Think of a number ...

22y Accountancy Age

Think of a number ...

Following a season of tube strikes, and threatened industrial action by firemen over pay, the issue of salaries has come sharply into focus. Read More...

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CBI backs higher minimum wage
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CBI backs higher minimum wage

22y AccountancyAge.com

CBI backs higher minimum wage

The CBI has lent its support to a rise in the minimum wage, which would see it lifted to £4.50. Read More...

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Scandals fail to deter US accounting students
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Scandals fail to deter US accounting students

22y AccountancyAge.com

Scandals fail to deter US accounting students

The spate of global accounting scandals has not stopped students in Illinois from choosing career paths in the profession - in fact the opposite has h...

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Sign up: Get help with your career
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Sign up: Get help with your career

22y Larry Schlesinger

Sign up: Get help with your career

Accountancy Age and global recruitment specialist Robert Walters have teamed up to host a careers briefing with a number of expert speakers to help ne...

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Change of climate
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Change of climate

22y Accountancy Age

Change of climate

By reputation, mentoring and life coaching has to be the airy-fairiest subject of all time. If you were to take a cross-section of the business commun...

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Think of a number...
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Think of a number...

22y Accountancy Age

Think of a number...

Perish the thought, but should you ever lose your six-figure salary, lavish expense account and find yourself living on the minimum wage, don't get a ...

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New recruits don't care about the money
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New recruits don't care about the money

22y Accountancy Age

New recruits don't care about the money

Career development prospects rather than money are the main drivers forcing job candidates to look for new roles. Read More...

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US company directors' pay rises
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US company directors' pay rises

22y AccountancyAge.com

US company directors' pay rises

Despite the stormy economic climate in the US, company directors' salaries surged by 10.9% in 2001, a new study has revealed. Read More...

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Retirement persuades business owners to sell up
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Retirement persuades business owners to sell up

22y Damian Wild

Retirement persuades business owners to sell up

The lure of retirement motivates more owners of mid-sized businesses to sell up than any other factor, according to new research. Read More...

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BBC expense form move 'will create more work for Revenue'
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BBC expense form move 'will create more work for Revenue'

22y Adriana Zea

BBC expense form move 'will create more work for R...

The BBC's decision to allow its staff to authorise their own expenses may create an additional burden on the taxman, according to mid-tier firm Grant ...

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Executive pay rockets again
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Executive pay rockets again

22y Gavin Hinks

Executive pay rockets again

For the eighth year in a row executives have seen their pay rise, with the best directors enjoying an average 16% increase. Read More...

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It's getting tougher at the top
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It's getting tougher at the top

22y Accountancy Age

It's getting tougher at the top

Home owners, retailers and lenders may be posing the question, 'recession, what recession?', but for others it is very much a reality. Read More...

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Firms revamp ethical training
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Firms revamp ethical training

22y Philip Smith.

Firms revamp ethical training

Audit firms are revamping ethical training in the wake of recent accounting scandals ahead of new guidelines set to come into force next month. Read M...

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It's time to go soft on skills
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It's time to go soft on skills

22y Accountancy Age

It's time to go soft on skills

Going to school can be awful preparation for being in business. The problem is that a school curriculum is skewed around training pupils to solve prob...

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Company reward schemes yield dividends
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Company reward schemes yield dividends

22y Accountancy Age

Company reward schemes yield dividends

Companies that reward their top performers more than other staff produce significantly higher returns to shareholders than those that don't customise ...

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MPs shocked by decision to reappoint Capita
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MPs shocked by decision to reappoint Capita

22y Accountancy Age

MPs shocked by decision to reappoint Capita

The government will choose controversial outsourcing firm Capita to run the replacement for its Individual Learning Accounts training scheme, VNU News...

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Capita gets second bite at ILA cherry
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Capita gets second bite at ILA cherry

22y our parliamentary staff

Capita gets second bite at ILA cherry

Services provider Capita is still in the running to operate the government's Individual Learning Accounts Mark Two scheme despite being widely critici...

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ICAS in bizarre new marketing 'drive'
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ICAS in bizarre new marketing 'drive'

22y Larry Schlesinger

ICAS in bizarre new marketing 'drive'

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland has launched a bizarre new marketing venture - it is driving two taxicabs around Edinburgh and Glas...

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Football facing financial crisis, warn insolvency experts
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Football facing financial crisis, warn insolvency experts

22y Larry Schlesinger

Football facing financial crisis, warn insolvency ...

Two leading insolvency experts have called for changes to the 'super-creditor' rule for certain clubs to ensure they can restructure their debt burden...

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Reputation in tatters
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Reputation in tatters

22y Damian Wild

Reputation in tatters

Enron has knocked accountants for six. They have lost esteem in the eyes of the public, but how do they view themselves? For the first time, the Accou...

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Enron puts independence in focus
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Enron puts independence in focus

22y Accountancy Age

Enron puts independence in focus

A few months on from the collapse of Enron and the dust has started to settle. But now, we have to wonder what impact this has had on the accountancy ...

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2002 salary survey results
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2002 salary survey results

22y AccountancyAge.com

2002 salary survey results

Scroll down to see the results of the 2002 Robert Half/Accountancy Age Salary Survey Read More...

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