A L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R : N E W Y E A R – N E W B E G I N N I N G S
A L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R : N E W Y E A R – N E W B E G I N N I N G S
WELCOME to the re-launch edition of ‘ The Global Phoenix ’! – back with a new look and new focus for 2017 !
Any New Year is inevitably a time for contemplation , a time to enjoy the satisfaction of our achievements , and to establish goals and targets for the future , both on a personal level and for our companies and our industry . The origin of January 1st being celebrated to hail in the New Year dates back to 45 BC when Julius Caesar of ancient Rome declared it to be the start of the year within the Julian calendar . Our modern day Gregorian calendar , which was endorsed by Pope Gregory XIII in the 1500s , adheres to the same tradition .
The month of January has retained its name from ancient Roman times , being derived from that of Janus , the god of gateways and beginnings . Janus had two faces , one that looked behind and one ahead , and at the start of Janus ’ month , the Romans used to make him promises about what they would achieve during the forthcoming year – so the tradition of looking back over the past year and forward to the next with resolutions predates our C21st by thousands of years !
Ancient Roman Coin Depicting Janus
‘ NEW YEAR ’ AROUND THE WORLD
ETHIOPIAN - September 11th 2016 ( September 11th or 12th depending when the leap year falls )
CHINESE – January 28th 2017 ( New moon between January 21st and & February 20th )
JEWISH - October 3rd 2016 ( New Moon of ‘ Tishri ’ which falls between September and October . Jewish / Biblical day starts at sundown not midnight so New Year actually began Oct 2nd 2016 and next year New Year is Sept 21st 2017 so starts sundown Sept 20th )
True to this longstanding tradition , we are going to mark this edition of ‘ The Global Phoenix ’ by looking ahead to ‘ The Future Of Talent Mobility ’ where Dominic Tidey summarises the results of a special report undertaken last year by EuRA and CERC in ‘ Researching the Research ’; and back over 2016 with ‘ Major Changes To Immigration Rules Worldwide ’ by Sophy King . We announce a ‘ New Venture for our Industry ’, In addition , we have two new series : ' GLOBAL FOCUS ’ kicks off with EMEA , focusing on Africa and spotlighting specific destinations in each region and ‘ PROMOTING EXCELLENCE ’ which examines Key Industry Skills , starts with Team Building & an ‘ HR CONTRIBUTION ' on ' Training a Multicultural Workforce ' by Minta Nixon HR of UN NGO WFP . I would like to thank all of you who have contributed to this edition – and a special thanks to Susie of ‘ Bella Websites ’ for her inspirational creativity in putting it all together !
Enjoy our ‘ New Year ’ Edition and an Excellent 2017 with The Global Phoenix ! Sarah Langmead EDITOR IN CHIEF