Archive | January, 2012
Disney lifts the beard ban
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After 60 years of living in terror of persecution, Disney employees are finally able to look a little tiny bit like they might be Communists, as Disney has announced that customer-facing staff can now have beards.
Why… continue
Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza in uniform extravaganza
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Sometimes Guru counts himself extremely lucky to have such a huge media presence. Today was just such a day. If Guru hadn’t been Guru, renowned HR blogger and philanthropist (once bought a Big Issue), he might not… continue
Hungry MPs and the case of the missing 10g
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Packets of crisps in the House of Commons restaurant can be up to 10g below the promised weight of 34.5g. Such is the sort of crap MPs have to put up with, or up with put, as… continue
Policeman tweets his way into disciplinary meeting
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Dorset policeman Nick Manning is facing disciplinary action for tweeting about the damage public sector cuts are having on the force. His senior officers seem to have particularly objected to a tweet indicating that the North Dorset… continue
Not teaching in Glasgow proves profitable for teacher
In a time of rampant cuts, Glasgow City Council may be feeling a little nervous after it emerged that it had continued paying a teacher for two years after she’d left employment in the area.
The teacher was paid £82,635… continue
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