IndustryMagazineIs the world ready for an ageing workforce?IFM CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025January 16, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025January 16, 2025 The fact that several nations in the global south are ageing before becoming wealthy further complicates the establishment of social protection systems... Read more
EconomyMagazineRecession signs: Are they just false alarms?IFM CorrespondentDecember 9, 2024December 17, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 9, 2024December 17, 2024 The Federal Reserve has historically lowered the Fed funds rate to near zero to inject easy money into the economy during recessions... Read more
IndustryMagazineExploring male full-time employment realitiesIFM CorrespondentJune 17, 2024July 1, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentJune 17, 2024July 1, 2024 Some studies suggest that stable employment might become a thing of the past for upcoming generations... Read more
EconomyMagazineIs corporate greed fuelling inflation?IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 11, 2023August 11, 2023 Inflation may produce more enormous profits because businesses conceal pricing increases... Read more
EconomyFeaturedIF Insights: Is the United Kingdom becoming gig economy’s ‘crisis zone’?IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023 A study by the University of Bristol and Oxford University found that the majority of gig economy workers feel under threat from feedback processes... Read more
EconomyMagazineGig Economy: Evolution of labour marketIFM CorrespondentDecember 15, 2022March 16, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 15, 2022March 16, 2023 The gig economy is expected to grow to $455B by 2023 year-end in gross volume transactions... Read more
FeaturedFinanceBritish ferry operator P&O Ferries spends £36.5 mn on severance payIFM CorrespondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Some of the sacked workers will get as much as £170,000.... Read more
In the NewsFewer EU citizens coming to UK leaves companies in Brexit ‘supply shock’International Finance DeskAugust 14, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 14, 2018 Businesses are finding it hard to fill in vacancies due to a drop in new EU workers, says report... Read more
EconomyIssara Institute highlights labour exploit in supply chainInternational Finance DeskFebruary 14, 2018February 27, 2020 by International Finance DeskFebruary 14, 2018February 27, 2020 The government and businesses must take proactive steps to ethically address human trafficking in low-skilled sectors... Read more
EconomyUS labour market continues to tightenInternational Finance DeskJanuary 10, 2017 by International Finance DeskJanuary 10, 2017 Wage growth raises inflation expectations... Read more