For those of us who can't leave the office behind, the new range of smart phones for business are making it increasingly easy to be a workaholic.
For telecommunications the three models are fairly evenly matched, you can make and receive calls but with these multimedia devices you'll want to be doing a lot more than that. All are capable of email, web browsing and of course text messaging....
Proposals for the National Pensions Saving Scheme, or Personal Accounts scheme as it has been dubbed, have received popularity and support since their emergence in the 2007 Pensions Bill.
They are to be introduced in 2012 along with several other pension reforms, and mean that employers will be required to auto-enrol all employees into an existing pension scheme or a Personal Accounts...
With multiple projects to manage, tight deadlines to adhere to and large sums of money resting on you and your teams shoulders there is no doubt that a day out of the office for you and your staff could boost morale and give you all a well needed break. Corporate team building days can involve as much or as little action as you want. With a multitude of companies out there to choose from you...
Job interviews can sometimes be awkward, embarrassing and soul-destroying, but if you are fully prepared and in the right frame of mind, even unsuccessful interviews can be pleasurable and confidence building.
There are a number of things to consider before attending the interview.
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Know the job you are applying for. You might have just fired off a CV to see what happens, but...
Sometimes after a sudden illness or injury, elderly people find themselves in need of help and support in their home, or have to consider permanent residential care in a nursing home. For many this is the right choice, but there are a number of steps you can take to stay in your home, by making it safer and easier to navigate. Here's a few tips on how to maintain independence and stay in your...
The tectonic plates of advertising are shifting. With the migration of most traditional media from broadcast to online the advertising paradigm we are all used to is changing. As increasing amounts of people (typically the 14-40 demographic) are offering more and more personal information about themselves up onto social networking sites and online services such as Facebook and Amazon,...
Undoubtedly the most pivotal machine in the history of the print industry was Gutenberg's printing press of 1439. Although in no way automated, for the first time ever this printing press managed to press books at a speed unfathomable with the single wooden block carvings commonly used prior to its invention. The Gutenberg printing machine had to be operated manually often by two or more...
Package coding management is an important factor in food manufacture, where it is a proven means of preventing coding errors for increased accuracy.
The potential consequences of inaccurately labelled produce is frightening for businesses; fines, recalls and consumer dissatisfaction. In the worst case scenario, the implications of an accident caused by mislabelled food could be disastrous;...
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services are becoming very popular in businesses around the world. To put it simply, VoIP telephony is an internet phone. Using the same technology that allows other data to be sent over the internet, such as emails, pictures and music, VoIP allows live conversations over the internet.
VoIP uses IP addresses instead of phone numbers, and Ethernet...
In 2004, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) published a report about 'Clone Town Britain' denouncing the "destruction of our high streets, local shops and independent retailers". So who is destroying our town centres and how can we stop them?
THE NEF is an independent think-tank which hopes to inspire and demonstrate the potential economic well being and quality of life of Britain. They...
