Month: January 2016

Executive staffing agencies are constantly looking for the best candidate for the right position, but with pay steadily rising it can be hard to pull someone away from the employment they're familiar with. The vast discrepancy of pay between the executives and front-line workers in most companies is nothing new, but it's also not getting any better. At least not in the U.K., where chief executives are silently celebrating the colloquial holiday known as "Fat Cat Tuesday." According to the global adviser and industry news source StaffingIndustry.com, Jan. 5 has become known as the date that chief executives will have already made more in the new year than the average worker will make in the entire year. This is based off of information from a UK-based independent think-tank, High Pay Cen...

The European Medicines Agency met in December to discuss clinical trials, but the results were not favorable. They delivered a message that no one in the trials community wanted to hear: they are pushing back legislation on clinical medicine trials. Many hoped to see progress with new trial rules for Europe, but earlier confirmations showed that the regulations -- which were finalized in May 2014 and said to begin in May 2016 -- would be pushed back to 2017 at least. This latest announcement pushes them back even further, to a likely date of October 2018. Thousands of drugs are synthesized during the research and development stage, but just one in 5,000 will actually make it through clinical trials and the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other governing body. So ...

The Internet generates 6% of the U.S. economy and connects 92% of U.S. residents with the broader world, according to a new Internet Association study. "The results of this study are incredibly exciting for all of us who care about and advocate for the continued growth of the Internet economy, its companies and the users they serve," Michael Beckerman, president of the Internet Association, told U.S. News and World Report. The trade group, which represents companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, estimates that businesses directly involved with the Internet, such as eCommerce, social media, and web design companies, generated about $966 billion during 2014. Even more amazing, the value of the Internet-related businesses' contributions grew 110% between 2007 and 2012 -- faster tha...

As conditions continue to worsen in the French port city of Calais, steel shipping containers are being installed provide basic shelter and protection for migrants in the region. According to The Daily Mail, the shipping container camp is located next to the Jungle migrant camp that is currently housing more than 4,500 refugees fleeing war and poverty in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Most migrants in the Jungle have small tents that are not suited for harsh winter weather. The containers will allow them to brave cold temperatures as they bide their time before trying to cross the English Channel and start a new life. The new container buildings came as the result of a joint lawsuit filed by two French charities: Medecins du Monde and Secours Catholique. They demanded improvem...