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Dr. Elizabeth Mays Has Been Named One Of The 25 Women To Watch For 2009 By U.S Banker Magazine

Dr. Elizabeth Mays has been named one of the 25 Women to Watch for 2009 by U.S Banker magazine. The list contains some of the banking industry’s most accomplished women and is compiled annually. Over 5,000 female banking executives were nominated this year.

Mays is located in Columbus, Ohio where she is a Senior Vice President and the Head of Consumer Risk Modeling and Analytics for JP Morgan Chase, part of the Risk Management organization.

The criteria used to select the 25 Women to Watch include their impact on their bank’s financial performance and the nominee’s industry, personal, and community impact. In conjunction with the publication of U.S. Banker magazine’s October issue highlighting the women selected this year, an awards ceremony will be held at The Plaza hotel in New York on October 6th.

Mays has spent 24 years in the financial services sector, first as a government economist and savings and loan regulator in Washington DC, and later in executive positions in the banking industry. She is also an author of four books on risk measurement and writes articles on corporate governance and risk management topics. A busy executive and mother, U.S. Banker magazine noted that parts of her last book were written “f r o m a booth at Chuck E. Cheese” while her young son played games.

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Health Initiatives Gaining Momentum With UK Firms, Report Says

PruHealth, private medical insurer, has revealed as part of its new Workplace Health Report into the impact of health and wellbeing measures and culture in the workplace, that 89% of larger firms in the UK and 33% of SMEs offer health incentives for their employees.

Senior executives (75% of larger firms and 55% of SMEs) believe fostering a healthy lifestyle in the workplace is part of their role as a responsible employer. Furthermore, 83% of employees stated that an employer’s attitudes to health and wellbeing are an important factor when looking for a new role, which means providing a health and wellbeing programme has never been more important to help attract and retain quality.

Firms also believe health initiatives can help increase staff morale, improve productivity and reduce absenteeism as a ‘halo’ effect of a healthier workforce. Additionally benefits of encouraging a healthy culture in the workplace are also evident, with 51% of larger firms and 38% of SMEs experiencing a drop in absenteeism since introducing wellbeing initiatives.

With sickness and absence costing UK plc £20 billion a year larger firms with over 250 employees are actively encouraging a healthier and happier workforce as part of their responsibility as employers. As well as introducing initiatives, 81% of senior management are leading by example and engaging in healthy behaviour in the workplace, like sponsoring employees’ charity fun runs (55%), taking part in exercise classes and sports teams at work (49%) or eating healthily in the office (35%).

With economies of scale proving a barrier for some companies, only 33% of SMEs offer health initiatives to staff. However, 47% of SME senior executives said they are setting a good example through healthy behavior and taking part in exercise classes and sports teams at work.

PruHealth’s Vitality incentive programme enables smaller companies to provide a full ‘blue-chip’ range of healthy activities for employees as part of their corporate private health insurance, enabling companies of all sizes to benefit from a healthier workforce.”

About PruHealth
PruHealth was launched in October 2004 as a joint venture between Prudential and Discovery Holdings from South Africa to provide private health insurance. Since launch, PruHealth has grown quickly. PruHealth medical insurance now covers over 190,000 lives and in a sample of its individual customers, one third said they had changed their behaviour for the better because of its Vitality reward scheme which encourages policyholders to look after their health.

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Hays Taxation has revealed that expatriate tax professionals are in high demand

Hays Taxation, the UK and Ireland’s premier specialist in tax jobs, has revealed that there is currently a high demand for expatriate tax professionals.

Hays Taxation has suggested that those who may be specialising in expatriate tax in today’s market could broaden their experience by including US work. Those who are working within practice who wish to move in house might also benefit from a secondment spell. This not only allows the individual to develop their skills working on the other side of the fence but also offers the opportunity to try their hand at tax jobs or treasury jobs before deciding on the right career move. Those holding qualifications such as the ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians), CTA (Chartered Tax Advisor) or US Enrolled Agent will find themselves at an advantage, according to Hays, particularly if they wish to work for one of the Big 4 accountancy and professional services firms, namely Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG.

“The expatriate tax market is buoyant and candidates are proving extremely marketable within practice, both in the big 4 and in boutique consultancies,” commented Gemma Reeves, director at Hays Taxation in London.

“All candidates looking to move into a new tax role should highlight recent experience, achievements and successes,” she continued. “Being flexible on location can often open up a wide range of opportunities especially if you have very specific experience. Tax is a great sector to work in as it offers so much diversity and opportunity.”

Hays Taxation is the UK and Ireland’s premier specialist in tax jobs, providing taxation professionals to organisations in the practice, commercial and financial services sectors. With nine offices around the UK, Hays Taxation is unique in having locally based, specialist consultants who can make the best connections for candidates and help them find the most applicable tax job in the UK. The in-depth market knowledge of the tax team means that the candidate’s career is in the hands of industry experts.

About Hays Taxation:
Hays Taxation is part of Hays plc, the leading global specialist recruitment group. It is market leader in the UK and Australia, and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe. At the end of June 2008, the Group employed 8,872 staff operating from 393 offices in 27 countries across 17 specialisms including recruitment for finance jobs, accounting jobs and audit jobs.

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