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How the jobs market has changed in recent years
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10604117
Monday, March 7
Davies report calls for more women in boardroom
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Firms have been told to more than double the number of women on their boards by 2015, or face government measures. Former minister Lord Davies of Abersoch has urged FTSE 350 companies to boost the percentage of women at the board table to 25% by 2015.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12560121
Firms have been told to more than double the number of women on their boards by 2015, or face government measures. Former minister Lord Davies of Abersoch has urged FTSE 350 companies to boost the percentage of women at the board table to 25% by 2015.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12560121
Put yourself in the buyer's position to partner up with a major retailer
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John Timpson explains how to spot a candidate who doesn't really want a job, and offers advice for small businesses looking to work with the multiples.
Q: As a new business developing its distribution network, long-term success rests in being able to get an established retail chain on board. What advice do you have for small businesses looking to supply to retail multiples?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8350656/Put-yourself-in-the-buyers-position-to-partner-up-with-a-major-retailer.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d6bd072d237eb27%2C0
John Timpson explains how to spot a candidate who doesn't really want a job, and offers advice for small businesses looking to work with the multiples.
Q: As a new business developing its distribution network, long-term success rests in being able to get an established retail chain on board. What advice do you have for small businesses looking to supply to retail multiples?
Read more here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8350656/Put-yourself-in-the-buyers-position-to-partner-up-with-a-major-retailer.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d6bd072d237eb27%2C0
OFT wants 'no surprises' in small print of contracts
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Consumers should expect "no unwelcome surprises" in the small print of contracts, a regulator has said. One in five people experienced a problem with contracts in the past year, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found during an investigation into the clarity of contracts and small print. It said 70% of its consumer workload related to contracts.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12557996
Consumers should expect "no unwelcome surprises" in the small print of contracts, a regulator has said. One in five people experienced a problem with contracts in the past year, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found during an investigation into the clarity of contracts and small print. It said 70% of its consumer workload related to contracts.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12557996
Royal Bank of Scotland: Not yet mended
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"Having just stepped off an overnight flight, I am even less tolerant than usual of the pea soup that is presented by a mega bank such as Royal Bank of Scotland as its annual results.
To be fair to RBS, its figures - which run to 273 pages of tables and written interpretation - are only slightly more baffling than Barclays' were last week."
Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2011/02/royal_bank_of_scotland_not_yet.html
"Having just stepped off an overnight flight, I am even less tolerant than usual of the pea soup that is presented by a mega bank such as Royal Bank of Scotland as its annual results.
To be fair to RBS, its figures - which run to 273 pages of tables and written interpretation - are only slightly more baffling than Barclays' were last week."
Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2011/02/royal_bank_of_scotland_not_yet.html
LinkedIn hit as China clamps down on dissident talk
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Business networking site LinkedIn appeared to have been blocked in some parts of China, the company said. No explanation was given for the move, which LinkedIn is still investigating. However, it comes amid a renewed clampdown on internet discussion groups and micro blogging sites by authorities in Beijing.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12576401
Business networking site LinkedIn appeared to have been blocked in some parts of China, the company said. No explanation was given for the move, which LinkedIn is still investigating. However, it comes amid a renewed clampdown on internet discussion groups and micro blogging sites by authorities in Beijing.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12576401
Generation Gmail gives thumbs-down to work email
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A survey has found that under-25s are spurning corporate mailboxes, sending work-related emails from their personal accounts. The youth of today, eh?
Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1056656/generation-gmail-gives-thumbs-down-work-email/
A survey has found that under-25s are spurning corporate mailboxes, sending work-related emails from their personal accounts. The youth of today, eh?
Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1056656/generation-gmail-gives-thumbs-down-work-email/
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