Secretarial News
June
2008
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9 news articles
25/06/2008
IT products can help workers fight climate change by enabling new 'smart' product designs, research has suggested.By transforming the way technology is used in the workplace it could reduce man-made ...
25/06/2008
The unemployment rate could reach eight per cent by 2010, according to new research.A study by consultancy, Capital Economics, has claimed 44,000 jobs could be lost because of the global credit ...
23/06/2008
Three local councils will trial new total rewards statements, which hope to give workers a view of their workplace benefits, Personnel Today has reported.The scheme will see Buckinghamshire, ...
20/06/2008
UK employers who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to get people back into work have been short-listed for the first annual Local Employment Partnerships (LEP) Awards.Finalists include ...
12/06/2008
The secretary of state for work and pensions, James Purnell has said signing up for benefits should be like signing a work contract.He explained that under new conditions claimants will attend ...
10/06/2008
The biggest UK companies added £646 billion in 'value' and topped a European-wide value added scoreboard.The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has claimed the top 185 UK ...
06/06/2008
Mobile working is not working as employees are preferring to stay in the office, a new study has foundMicrosoft commissioned a survey of UK office workers and discovered ten per cent less firms were ...
04/06/2008
Workers stay in their jobs because of friendships they establish at work, new research has revealed.The City and Guilds Happiness Index has assessed the forces driving the UK's workforce and ...
02/06/2008
Most businesses now complete their annual filing returns online, HM Revenue and Customs has revealed.Its director, Mike Shipp has said more than 80 per cent of employers now send their returns in via ...