Results remained consistent after excluding naturalized species from the introduced species data set, after performing phylogenetic independent contrasts, and after accounting for the effect of life form (woody/non-woody). These comparisons remained non-significant after accounting for seed mass, longevity and when including a random effect for site. Contrary to expectations, we found that introduced and native species do not significantly differ in survival through germination, early seedling survival, or survival from germination to first reproduction. We compiled data from the literature on survival through germination (seed to seedling survival), early seedling survival (survival through one week from seedling emergence) and survival to adulthood (survival from germination to first reproduction) under natural conditions for 285 native and 63 introduced species. However, this idea has not been widely tested, and those studies that have compared survival of introduced and native species have produced mixed results.
Wan's reporting line underscores the importance of her hire: she reports to human resources chief Stephan Seiler, who in turn reports to UBS' operating chief Sabine Keller-Busse.It is commonly accepted that introduced species have recruitment advantages over native species. Her alleged attacker has also since left UBS.Įarlier this month, UBS disclosed a host of measures designed to stamp out sexual misconduct including a hotline aside from its whistleblowing channels, and beefed up training for human resource officers tasked with dealing with cases of workplace aggression. The alleged rape victim, a woman who has since left UBS, has met with Ursula la Roche, the bank's head of investigations. Wan is expected to take on all employee-related matters such as investigations concerning employees, but also for improving the culture of workplace behavior. The rape case has become a closely-watched litmus test over how the City handles harassment cases, against the backdrop of a broad reckoning with cases of mobbing or other misconduct that have long run rampant in investment banking culture. Wan is a former employment lawyer who began her banking career at Goldman Sachs in corporate employee relations. By contrast, Wan is responsible across all of UBS. A source familiar with the matter said the search to fill the role predates the rape case surfacing (it entered the public domain in July, when the alleged victim wrote to then-investment bank head Andrea Orcel about the incident, which took place last year). Wan's job is also a new one for UBS, which had previously delegated employee relations to its regions. The victim has slammed UBS’ handling of the case as «flawed» and said an outside law firm effectively whitewashed the bank.
UBS is under pressure over the matter, which is part of a police investigation. She will be based in London, where UBS is dealing with a rape accusation made by a former graduate employee against her then-superior at the bank.
Morgan for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.Ī spokesman for UBS confirmed Wan's hire. The Swiss-based bank is hiring Cicilia Wan as its group-wide head of employee relations, effective mid-January, a person familiar with the matter told finews.asia. She is currently head of employee compliance at J.P. Her hire comes as the bank grapples with a rape case. UBS is poaching a high-ranking human resources executive from J.P.