Archive for March, 2010

Employers have opportunity to quiz Alastair Darling

4 March 2010 | Michael Delaney

This morning as part of the local business community I had an opportunity to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer two questions in relation to the Governments policy on pensions and care for the elderly,...

Tags on this discussion: Employees Employers Employment Employment issues

And the Oscar for best picture goes to…

4 March 2010 | Bob Fahy

On 7 March, we will find out if James Cameron will become “King of the World” again and whether his film Avatar will emulate the same success as Titanic, 12 years ago. Yet again James Cameron is at...

Tags on this discussion: confidential information databases Employees Employers Intellectual property theft

Employers demand greater skills for our 21st Century economy

3 March 2010 | Michael Delaney

Matthew Arnold & Baldwin's employment team launched its HR Forum for local employers at lunch time today. We were delighted to hear from Sal Brinton a Director of the Association of Universities in...

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Misleading Hovis ad not quite the best thing since sliced bread

2 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Advertising Standard Agency has ruled that Premier Foods should stop using a misleading advert which stated that its Hovis brand had been voted Britain’s softest white bread. The claim was based...

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Nearly three-quarters confused by what they can copy

1 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

73% of people surveyed by Consumer Focus admitted to being confused by what they were legally permitted to copy or record. These were the results of Consumer Focus’s survey of about 2,000 people in the...

Tags on this discussion: copryight infringement copyright file-sharing illegal Intellectual property intellectual property rights peer-to-peer unauthorised unlawful

Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet

1 March 2010 | Mark Weston

A decision of an Italian criminal court has sent shockwaves around the Internet. Four Google executives, including its global privacy legal counsel, have been given suspended prison sentences for user-generated...

Tags on this discussion: e-commerce E-Commerce Regulations European Union intermediary liability take-down UGC user-generated content

Leadership or bullying? when one can become the other in the workplace

1 March 2010 | Bob Fahy

"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully…" Jim Rohn (Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn) It has been an interesting week at No....

Tags on this discussion: Bullying Employees Employers harassment

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Archive for March, 2010

Employers have opportunity to quiz Alastair Darling

And the Oscar for best picture goes to…

Employers demand greater skills for our 21st Century economy

Misleading Hovis ad not quite the best thing since sliced bread

Nearly three-quarters confused by what they can copy

Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet

Leadership or bullying? when one can become the other in the workplace

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