Working Overseas: Foreign affairs
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Working Overseas: Foreign affairs

22y Accountancy Age

Working Overseas: Foreign affairs

The increasing globalisation of both the industry and its clients means that overseas work is a fact of life for many consultants - and their families...

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Doubts surface over ILA replacement
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Doubts surface over ILA replacement

22y Accountancy Age

Doubts surface over ILA replacement

Early indications are that the replacement for the fraud-hit Individual Learning Accounts training scheme is likely to look very much like its predece...

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Problem child - dealing with gifted employees
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Problem child - dealing with gifted employees

22y Accountancy Age

Problem child - dealing with gifted employees

You know the awkward star performers: colleagues or clients who are technically brilliant but who can be difficult or aggressive or make people feel u...

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How bad is the crisis?
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How bad is the crisis?

22y Accountancy Age

How bad is the crisis?

We hear of the crisis accountancy is in all the time these days. From Enron to Equitable Life, Gazprom to Xerox, every day seems to bring more bad new...

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Win prizes in our salary survey
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Win prizes in our salary survey

22y AccountancyAge.com

Win prizes in our salary survey

Accountancy Age and recruitment consultants Robert Half have teamed up to carry out a comprehensive survey of the attitudes and motivations that drive...

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KPMG dragged into ILA fiasco
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KPMG dragged into ILA fiasco

22y Accountancy Age

KPMG dragged into ILA fiasco

MPs are demanding a National Audit Office inquiry into work done by KPMG for the failed Individual Learning Accounts scheme, after a report criticised...

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Careers: Please don't let me be misunderstood.
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Careers: Please don't let me be misunderstood.

22y Accountancy Age

Careers: Please don't let me be misunderstood.

We may work in close proximity, but it is often the case that financial and non-financial staff do not talk the same language. Accountants may use jar...

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IT manager salaries fall in the US
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IT manager salaries fall in the US

22y Accountancy Age

IT manager salaries fall in the US

While British IT managers have seen a 7% increase in salaries over the past year, their counterparts across the pond are not so lucky, with salaries f...

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Collapse of ILAs blamed on widespread fraud
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Collapse of ILAs blamed on widespread fraud

22y our parliamentary staff

Collapse of ILAs blamed on widespread fraud

The collapse of the government's Individual Learning Accounts initiative, with a huge loss of taxpayers money, has been blamed on a complete failure o...

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Exorcise your ghosts
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Exorcise your ghosts

22y Accountancy Age

Exorcise your ghosts

Enron and now, perhaps, Andersen. Working for a high-profile business that crashes and burns can create problems for former employees when they look f...

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Stress management - Reducing the strain
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Stress management - Reducing the strain

22y Accountancy Age

Stress management - Reducing the strain

Stress in the workplace is one of the main causes of absenteeism and damage claims against employers are spiralling. But according to Emma Grace, a ne...

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Man with a mission
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Man with a mission

22y Alex Miller.

Man with a mission

On the frontline: the energy and enthusiasm of Tony Sarin has turned Numerica into a leading consolidator. Read More...

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IT salary increases stay buoyant
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IT salary increases stay buoyant

22y Accountancy Age

IT salary increases stay buoyant

Managers across the IT sector have seen salary increases of almost 7% in the last year despite the downturn, as recruiting and retaining key staff rem...

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Treasury commits £30m to boost training levels
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Treasury commits £30m to boost training levels

22y Accountancy Age

Treasury commits £30m to boost training levels

The government has committed £30m to pay employers who give staff time off to go on free training courses to learn new skills. Read More...

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Layoffs do little to hamper IT salary prospects
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Layoffs do little to hamper IT salary prospects

22y Accountancy Age

Layoffs do little to hamper IT salary prospects

Even though 35% of respondents laid off staff in the last 12 months, salary increases have consistently exceeded national averages. Read More...

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IT salaries holding their own, says CSSA survey
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IT salaries holding their own, says CSSA survey

22y Accountancy Age

IT salaries holding their own, says CSSA survey

Job roles across the IT sector have seen salary increases of almost six and seven per cent respectively in the last year, despite the economic downtur...

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Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...
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Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...

22y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Careers - Think of a number ...

If you're haven't reached the dizzy heights of being a company director, think of your pay rises over the last seven years - then triple them. Read Mo...

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Effective decision-making
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Effective decision-making

22y Ian Stobie , Writer

Effective decision-making

What sets effective business leaders apart from more run-of-the-mill managers is, above all, good decision-making. Making decisions promptly and commu...

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ERP skills: The ups and downs of an ERP career
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ERP skills: The ups and downs of an ERP career

22y Accountancy Age

ERP skills: The ups and downs of an ERP career

So you're an ERP consultant. How do you see your future? Are you worried about the way things are going? Read More...

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Half of staff overpaid by their employers
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Half of staff overpaid by their employers

22y Accountancy Age

Half of staff overpaid by their employers

Almost half of employees have been overpaid by their employer but a third of staff didn't own up and pocketed the cash, a survey has found. Read More...

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Headstart: Careers - In search of the Golden Goose.
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Headstart: Careers - In search of the Golden Goose.

22y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Careers - In search of the Golden Goose...

I've been on my first shortlist! The initial interview was with a headhunter. Read More...

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Approach with caution
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Approach with caution

22y Accountancy Age

Approach with caution

The seven European chartered institutes which have announced moves to work together to harmonise their qualifications should not be surprised if the n...

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In search of the golden goose
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In search of the golden goose

22y Accountancy Age

In search of the golden goose

Didn't I pick a great time to have a mid-life crisis. Early last summer I finally stamped my foot, tossed back my hair and flounced out of Disastrous....

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Old flame, new flame
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Old flame, new flame

22y Alex Miller.

Old flame, new flame

Spain says goodbye to the peseta as Europe considers new accountancy qualification. Read More...

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Show me the money
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Show me the money

22y Accountancy Age

Show me the money

Flying in the face of the comparatively depressed state of the economy, salary expectations for 2002 are still riding extremely high. Read More...

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CIPFA goes global.
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CIPFA goes global.

22y Philip Smith.

CIPFA goes global.

CIPFA is taking its first tentative steps overseas in a deal that could see the institute offering its qualification to other countries. Read More...

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Training - Learning to work together
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Training - Learning to work together

22y Accountancy Age

Training - Learning to work together

Working with people from other cultures can be enriching - but it can also be frustrating. Mary Huntington reports on a course that teaches the princi...

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