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Ethernet takes advantage at Wimbledon
On 04-Jul-2008 under Broadband
Organisers of Wimbledon have turned to Ethernet to boost the tournament's internet bandwidth, it has been reported.Bosses at the SW9 tennis event have adopted the Ethernet-over-fibre solution which en read more...

Govt putting lives at risk, says Ucatt
On 04-Jul-2008 under Part time
Government complacency over workplace safety is putting lives at risk, one construction union has said.The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (Ucatt) has responded to the government' read more...

LGBT equality education needed, says TUC
On 04-Jul-2008 under Internship
Equality education is the only way to stop homophobic bullying, one employment expert has said.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the government to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans read more...

Survey: Firms embrace flexible work
On 03-Jul-2008 under Internship
A large number of engineering firms are making moves to adopt flexible working conditions, one new study has suggested.It has been reported in Personnel Today that research by engineering consultant A read more...

Address sex discrimination, says expert
On 03-Jul-2008 under Internship
Urgent action is needed to address the imbalance of women in all areas of business life, one expert has said.Karen Gill, founder of female business website everywoman, suggests the situation is gettin read more...

Housing shortage hits workers
On 02-Jul-2008 under Graduate
The state of the housing market will affect the UK's labour market, new research suggests.According to the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) latest report Fair Homes: Building a New Deal for Housing, the c read more...

Trinity Mirror scraps graduate intake
On 01-Jul-2008 under Graduate
Trinity Mirror has said it is scrapping this year's summer graduate intake following a drop in revenue from advertising and plummeting share prices, it has been reported.A spokesman from the newspaper read more...

Good CVs 'lead to higher salaries'
On 01-Jul-2008 under Job News and Info
Having a good CV can lead to an additional five per cent in a basic salary, new research has found.A survey by iProfile.org revealed that almost a quarter of employers are prepared to pay as much 15 p read more...

E-learning helps, says BESA
On 30-Jun-2008 under Broadband
The internet has provided students with another teacher resource into the learning environment, one trade body has said.According to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), pupils are be read more...

'Govt must promote equality'
On 28-Jun-2008 under Part time
The government must promote the business need for diversity when updating discrimination law in order to ensure progress can be made, one industry body has said.Welcoming the proposals for the Equalit read more...

Expert: Review H&S guidelines
On 28-Jun-2008 under Internship
Firms must ensure they review health and safety procedures before they take students on placements, one expert has said.Health and Safety firm Croner is urging organisations planning to take on studen read more...

Govt announce Equality Bill
On 27-Jun-2008 under Part time
The government has announced plans to force firms to make public the pay difference between male and female employees in a bid to tackle discrimination between the sexes.Female students working part-t read more...

New report highlights pay
On 27-Jun-2008 under Graduate
The higher education workforce has enjoyed the best public sector wage rises in the last six years, one new report has said.A report – called Conditions of Employment in Higher Education – by the Un read more...

IT work is boring, says poll
On 27-Jun-2008 under Internship
Students perceive the IT sector to have a bright future but fear the work is boring, one new study has found.Research carried out by the Career Development Organisation (CRAC) launched at the British read more...

Govt pledges £112m to training
On 26-Jun-2008 under Part time
The government will inject some £112 million into a new scheme to help develop hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector employers in England.According to sector skills council People 1st, the read more...

UK staff feel undervalued, says poll
On 26-Jun-2008 under Internship
Half of employees in the UK do not feel valued by the firms they work for, new research has found.A new report – Social capital in the Workforce – conducted by the Workplace Intelligence Unit (WIU) read more...

NHS pilot scheme launched
On 25-Jun-2008 under Graduate
A new pilot NHS scheme to assess the well-being of its staff has been launched.The first of ten sites piloting a new approach to support the health and welfare of staff was launched last week at Rothe read more...

Temps to fill the gap?
On 25-Jun-2008 under GAP / Temp
Temp workers are a vital option to fill gaps left by workers absent due to the government's new training initiative, one industry body has said.According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederatio read more...

Council staff vote for strike action
On 25-Jun-2008 under Part time
Local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of a series of sustained strike actions over a row about pay.UNISON members voted by a majority of 55 per cent to 4 read more...

Councils use total reward statements
On 24-Jun-2008 under Internship
Three local authorities have become the first to introduce total reward statements to their staff, it has been reported.Flexible benefit advisor Vebnet is working with the councils to provide their 60 read more...