Recent Articles

We highlight popular articles unique to employer business needs:

2008

• Things work out better for everyone when employees get engaged
  By Caroline Madden
  First published in The Irish Times
  23 May 2008

  
  

• “Good Communication is Crucial” (Extract)
  By Chris Hawe
  First published: Sunday Business Post (Recruitment Section)
  18 May 2008

  
  
• Companies seek an edge though engaged employees
  Press release covering "Managing people in a changing world: Key trends in human capital – a global perspective 2008"
  

2007

• Dealing with redundancy
  Written by the Whitespace Publishing Group
  This article first appeared in the Sunday Independent on June 24th, 2007
  
  
• New Regime Cuts Secondment Costs - But More Should Be Done
  Written by Mark Carter, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers HR Services group.
  This article first appeared in the May 2007 edition of Finance magazine under the heading "New Regime Cuts Secondment Costs - But More Should Be Done"
  
  
• ICT sector struggles for talent
  This article first appeared in the Jan 07 edition of Computerscope magainze
  
  
• One of the principals of the European Union is the free movement of workers. Mark Carter of PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at what might be restricting it.
  Written by Mark Carter is with PricewaterhouseCoopers HR Services group.
  This article first appeared under the title “Draining The Skills Pool” in Business & Finance dated 23rd February 2007

2006

• Performance pays better than loyalty over course of career
  Written by Gabrielle Monaghan
  This article first appeared in The Irish Times on 21st July 2006
  
  
• Pensions Cap Makes It Harder To Find Executives
  Written by Brian O'Mahony.
  This article first appeared in the Irish Examiner on 18th May 2006
  
  
• Managers drive cash instead of cars
  Written by Pat Boyle.
  This article first appeared in the Irish Independent on 04 April 2006
  
  
• Tax change drives company car shift
  Written by Niamh Hennessy.
  This article first appeared in the Irish Examiner on 04th April 2006.

2005

• Getting the Measure of HR
  Written by Bernadette Breen & Austin McEvoy.
  This article first appeared in the Winter 2005 edition of Business Ireland magazine
  
  
• Talent Barriers
  Remaining successful in business is no easy task. Successful businesses are consistently on the hunt for a unique workforce which achieves the right blend of workers and managers enabling continued success
  
  
• Employers Braced For Change in 2005
  Mark Carter explains at international level at international level, the drive for greater transparency in relation to remuneration means that many employers will be faced with the necessity to implement more robust remuneration policies, processes and procedures. Levels of equity and fairness of management performance are increasingly being scrutinised
  
  
• Salaries set to rise by 4.6% - survey
  Salaries are likely to rise by at least 4.6 per cent on average this year, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  
  
• Salaries predicted to rise by 4.6% on average this year
  Projected salary increases across a wide range of Irish industry are 4.6%, slightly less than last year's figure of 5%, but the pressure to retain workers is on the increase again.

2004

• Company Cars - Not Yet Exhausted? Mark Carter discusses current trends in relation to Irish employee car benefits and asks if its time for a re-think
  
  
• Companies to change car policy
  Many businesses are considering a change in their company car policy, according to a survey by PwC
  
  
• Company cars, allowances for 97pc of bosses According to PwC Snapshot Survey on company cars