... if companies want to invest in people and give them more training that benefits us because it means more permanent recruitment,” commented Kris Smith, business development ...

... towards seeking medical attention in India – available more quickly and cheaply than the UK – had already begun. A heart bypass ... healthcare. In future, health workers and patients will be more likely to travel in response to shifts in global supply and demand.” ...

... awards circuit, Clive Anderson has quipped his way through more than 15 series of his comedy chat show Clive Anderson Talks Back, as well as hosting Whose Line is it Anyway? More recently, Anderson has been seen counting down the nation’s favourite ...

More than a third of employers believe younger workers are less reliable than ... commented: “The stereotype of younger workers is certainly more negative than for older workers. But people should be taken on as ...

... attempt to disprove claims that temporary nurses “killed more people than they saved”. The allegation was made by the now ... hospital to try to get rid of these agency people. They kill more people than they bloody save, these do. It’s an awful bloody set-up but ...

... from stamp duty, however. If a lease is in place for more than seven years, tenants will have to complete a Land Transaction Return ... the worst effect of the new rules – as it will mean even more red tape for small businesses. The Inland Revenue has launched an ...

Firms which embrace more diverse recruitment policies also have greater success in business, trade ... told delegates that making firms’ employment policies more inclusive to all minorities was not just a question of ‘ticking the ...

... age of 50 and 59 who has been on the dole for 18 months or more will have to attend job centres for interviews in the 11 selected areas. The government hopes to encourage more people in their 50s to get back to work to prevent them slipping into ...

... in the Czech Republic, and plans to open as many as eight more in the region by the end of 2005. Grafton is also researching ... “But these aren’t speculative office openings any more.” ...

... A survey by breakdown firm the AA found that cars were more likely to break down on a Monday than any other day. Seven of the AA’s ... returning to work after the Christmas break. It attended more than 22,000 breakdowns in freezing conditions as angry workers’ motors ...