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It is not worthwhile to cave in to a changing world

Before becoming clichéd one should note that everything must pass the test of time. In one of Andrey Makarevitch's songs there are the word: “it is not worthwhile to cave in to a changing world, let better it fall under us”. It is possible to assert that today, under the conditions of the economic crisis which is raging on, there are all necessary the conditions for checking and the validity of this idea. The changes proceeding today exert significant pressure on all participants in the market Read

By: Pavel | 08/07/2009 | Human Resources

Economic Crisis: Is it past ?

Immediately following the May holidays, a tentative theory was heard amongst international and Russian media suggesting that the world economic crisis had reached its bottom, and that the first signs of recovery had appeared. This means that hope of improvement in the labor market has also appeared. Is it possible that the lean times have already passed, and that the end of the extremely complicated situation in world markets will be as sudden as its beginning? Read

By: Pavel | 03/06/2009 | Outsourcing

How to minimize HR-related expenses under crisis conditions

"Payroll expenses is a normal and the most considerable liability of any business", says Maxim Stepanov, the President of the AVENIR GROUP of companies. These expenses, being virtually permanent, can make up to 10% (for high-tech manufacturing) and up to 90% (for consulting and service companies) of overall business expenditure... Read

By: Pavel | 16/04/2009 | Accounting