Friday, 25th February 2011 | By Ray Martin
Monitoring can stem data breaches but employees must agree, lawyers warn
Employers worried about client contact information leaking out their business via social networking sites – or losing star employees by the same route – should consider putting a monitoring policy in place, experts have said.
However, employers who want to check up on employees use of LinkedIn or Facebook should make sure that their employees have given their agreement to the policy, said lawyers at a recruitment and technology conference in London yesterday.
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Thursday, 10th February 2011 | By Ray Martin
More than £1.4 billion in funding available for 2011-2, says Cable
Business secretary Vince Cable and skills minister John Hayes have called on employers to create more apprenticeships to drive economic growth in the UK.
The plea to businesses came as ministers reiterated the government’s plans to increase the funding for apprenticeships to more than £1.4 billion in 2011-12, to mark the start of Apprenticeship week. Funding for apprenticeships in 2010-11 was just over £1.1bn.
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Friday, 4th February 2011 | By Ray Martin
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare is offering a free guide to safety eyewear. The publication includes recent research into employers’ understanding of the regulations and addresses common misinterpretations. The guide has been written for health and safety managers who need to understand the intricacies of selecting the correct safety eyewear for staff. It details legislation, levels of protection and procurement options.
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