When a few cents make sense

"Muhammad Yunus had a great-idea, one that changed Bangladesh and won him the Nobel Peace Prize. ""Now he has an idea that he thinks could change the way business responds to social problems. His great idea is called microcredit -- making tiny loans to those who are unable to...

Shannon-Heathrow service ends

"The Aer Lingus service between Shannon and Heathrow has come to an end today, after almost 60 years. The company took a decision last August to transfer its valuable Heathrow slots to Belfast, from where a new daily service to London begins tomorrow. The controversial...

The Facebook Bonanza of Public Information

The popular social networking site Facebook has recently expanded public access to information about Facebook members, making the site an even greater bonanza for finding personal information on millions of people.

Employment openings at HindiHooters as barmaids now legal in India

Good news for increasing opportunities for Indian women to become breadwinners"An Indian Supreme Court ruling that now allows female bar staff is expected to unleash a whole new raft of employment opportunities for oppressed Indian women.  According to Mumbai bar owner...

Unemployment and poverty

"The researchers also found that Americans with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty -- 25.4 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities live in poverty compared with 9.5 percent of those without disabilities. People with disabilities...

"BORDERLESS eVILLAGE"

""BORDERLESS eVILLAGE" Project Details * Project Information * Objectives and innovation * User Profile * Results * Sustainability * Transferability * Keywords * Background Information * Contacts View in PDF Project Information Project...

New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) To Pay $10,000 Compen...

"The Employment Relations Authority has ordered ACC to pay almost $10,000 to a woman who was unfairly dismissed, after she and other staff had been targeted in abusive emails. Georgia Choveaux was hired by the Wellington office in August 2004 on a casual contract. She was to...

£1.5bn Titanic plan boost

"The construction of a new £1.5bn Titanic Quarter development for Belfast today moved a step closer after the planners gave its second phase the green light. Environment Minister Arlene Foster announced outline planning permission has been given for the second stage of a...

Employment opportunity for Asian Quantity Surveyors in UK

"According to Mr. Michael Sullivan, RICS spokesperson, "There is widespread recognition of a chronic shortage of Quantity Surveyors in UK. Firms have been struggling to recruit experienced UK based and overseas QSs for some time. Some large firms have had up to 60 vacancies...

Kettering call centre implicated in alleged £8m MOD scam

"BT call centres to pay back cashA call centre in Kettering has been implicated in an alleged BT scam which might have cost the Ministry of Defence £8million. It was claimed that workers at BT centres, including one at Kettering, which handle MoD telephone calls had been...

Jamal leads the way to giving young a chance

"A PIONEERING initiative aimed at getting troubled youngsters off the streets and into employment or education has seen its first success. Jamal Haynes has graduated from the Off Da Streets project and is set to start a mechanics course at college in September. The...