The Growing Risk of Financial Crime
Financial crime is on the rise, with more than 50% of UK companies experiencing an attack in the last two years. According to new figures by Financial Fraud Action UK, financial fraud losses in the...
Light Up a Life this Christmas
MERJE employees have been volunteering at Bury Hospice as part of the ‘Light Up a Life’ appeal. It’s a chance to dedicate a light on a special tree in memory of a loved one. Each light which shines...
How can generosity help with managing a team?
A workplace where staff and team members are listened to, appreciated, supported and praised is a workplace where people want to give their best, where people’s ideas and creativity can unfold.Gene...
MERJE takes on Operation Christmas Child for the Samaritans!
This week the staff at the MERJE Manchester office have been finishing off their shoe box’s for the Operation Christmas Child appeal.This appeal aims to send donated shoe boxes round the world to c...
The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust Trekking Challenge
The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) is a charity that provides a variety of programmes for terminally ill, disabled and disadvantaged children from all over the North West of England.MERJE h...
MERJE Advises International Students
MERJE resourcer Sab Muthusamy was a guest speaker at a recent conference for international students at King’s College London. He was there to discuss the current UK job market, his role at MERJE an...
How to move from team member to manager
Moving to management means taking on a completely different job role, so care must be taken when making the transitionGetting the promotion that leads to managing people for the first time should b...
How does recruitment differ in the financial industry?
Freelance financial writer, Ben Barlow discusses what’s old, what’s new and what’s changing.In its most basic form, recruitment is a simple process of identifying talent to fill specific job roles ...
UK hirings pick up pace in October despite Brexit shock
British companies hired permanent staff at the fastest pace in eight months in October as the country’s labour market kept on growing despite the decision in June by voters to leave the European Un...
Flexible working hours best for tackling stress
Bosses looking to lower stress levels in the workplace need not splash out on expensive mindfulness classes or office overhauls, as workers say it is the simple, inexpensive measures that help the ...
The impact of Brexit on the financial jobs market
Across the recruitment sector and beyond, the initial response to Brexit was one of shock. We noticed a definite slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the referendum result, leading to quieter sum...
