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Snow and work rights

Posted: 9th December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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As snow and school closures prevent some people from getting into work, make sure you’re aware of your employment rights www.direct.gov.uk

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Fair Work Act – Are you Ready?

Posted: 8th December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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Are you ready for the new workplace? Changes to unfair dismissal, enterprise bargaining and flexible working arangements are just round the corner.

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Small businesses need World Cup plan

Posted: 7th December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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The UK’s Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning that firms and their employees need to discuss a strategy for dealing with the World Cup to avoid any employment issues that may arise later. The FSB’s advice to small business owners is to have a plan in place to avoid unexpected absences that could affect their ability to trade. They suggest that workers use their annual leave to watch the games or that companies allow flexible working arrangements to be made. The FSB also warns that small businesses should make sure that they do not favour male employees over female ones or assume that all supporters will be following the England team.

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Caring and discrimination

Posted: 6th December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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Alex Fox, director of policy and communications at The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, talks about the stigma attached to caring and why it is important that carers have access to support and advice about their rights. And carer Sharon Coleman describes her experience of discrimination at work and how she successfully fought for her rights at the European Court. For more advice of to Carers Direct www.nhs.uk

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50 percent of workers would prefer to be self-employed according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). It found 41 percent of men and 54 percent of women rated flexible working as a high priority. That’s much higher than the 19 percent wanting performance related bonuses. Michael Rendell, head of human resources at PwC, says “Our survey indicates that employees may be feeling the pressure, with large numbers hoping for a better work-life balance in the future, and half saying they would rather work for themselves.” If you need advice on how to break into the freelance market, call the team at Excellium Umbrella today.

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REC says jobs market is improving

Posted: 4th December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has hit out at claims the UK jobs market is ‘deceptively healthy’. The TUC issued the warning ahead of Wednesday’s unemployment figures, saying more people are being forced to take part time and temporary work. The number of people out of work in Britain fell by 3000 to 2.46 million in the 3 months to December. REC Chief Executive Kevin Green says ‘temporary work provides and important bridge back into eomployment and helps to develop the skills, experience and confidence to access permanent job opportunities. Flexible working options provide real benefits for job-seekers as well as employers; they must be recognised not stigmatised’. The latest JobsOutlook survey from the REC shows only 2 per cent of employers intend to make more cutbacks. 94 per cent say they will maintain or grow their workforce in 2010.

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Pre-claim conciliation

Posted: 3rd December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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In this video, Angela, a conciliator from Acas Birmingham, explains the benefits of pre-claim conciliation. For more information visit www.acas.org.uk

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Nick Clegg’s New Year message

Posted: 2nd December 2010 by admin in "flexible working"
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Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg’s New Year message

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Primera entrega de diseño 3 en la UD1 de la UCV Caracas Venezuela por Fabian Ferigo El Carpenter Center fue construído en plena ciudad universitaria de Cambridge, a pocos metros de los edificios de ladrillo de Harvard Yard, entre el noclásico museo Fogg y el Faculty Club, en un terreno situado entre las calles Quince y Prescott, que no predisponía en absoluto para una configuración monumental y que a Le Corbusier le pareció inadecuado a primera vista Desde un principio diseña el Carpenter Center como un paseo arquitectónico que une las dos calles y atraviesa un volumen que utiliza las formas flexibles surgidas en el estudio del pintor. En un primer esbozo, diseñado en la maqueta con el joven arquitecto chileno Guillén Jullian de la Fuente, la rampa del paseo se presenta como una espiral. La versión final consiste en una delgada superficie de hormigón en forma de S que une las calles casi en un despegue y atraviesa el Centro por un gran portal, donde los transeúntes pueden ver los estudios. ingles The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, completed in 1963, is the only building on the North American continent designed by the famous Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier. Despite the controversy over the wisdom of placing a building of such modern design in a traditional location, Le Corbusier felt that a building devoted to the visual arts must be an experience of freedom and unbound creativity. A traditional building for the visual arts would have been a contradiction. The

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