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    Retailers commit to cutting emissions and reducing environmental impact

    by Louisa Peacock 1 May 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 1 May 2008

    Argos, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s are among a string of household-name retailers pledging to reduce the direct environmental impact...

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    Is HR really ready to take on the green challenge?

    by Personnel Today 23 Apr 2008
    by Personnel Today 23 Apr 2008

    We forget that the majority of employees are actually environmentally sensitive and responsible in their private lives, and yet, when...

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    BAE sacks 260 employees for unethical behaviour

    by Mike Berry 14 Apr 2008
    by Mike Berry 14 Apr 2008

    More than 250 employees at under-fire defence company BAE were sacked last year for unethical behaviour – a rise of...

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    Switch to less polluting cars could save UK firms £3bn a year

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008

    UK companies could save £3bn annually by switching to greener company cars, new research has suggested.A survey of 400 board-level...

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    TNT Post launches wireless carbon calculator to help staff go green

    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2008
    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2008

    TNT Post is encouraging its employees to go green by launching the UK’s first WAP-enabled [wireless] mobile phone carbon calculator. The tool...

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    Outrageous expense claims cost UK businesses £1bn a year

    by Mike Berry 1 Apr 2008
    by Mike Berry 1 Apr 2008

    Plastic surgery, a diamond ring, escorts, council tax, a honeymoon, Viagra and a goat are just some of the outrageous...

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    Actions speak louder than pay for HR high-fliers

    by Gareth Vorster 20 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 20 Mar 2008

    A better reputation for HR is more important than increased training and higher pay in attracting new talent to the...

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    Green workplace training failing to make it on to business agenda

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008

    Eight in 10 employees bemoan the fact there is no training in place to teach them how to reduce their...

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    Government creates pension fund for public sector volunteers

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008

    The government has set up a new £13m fund which will enable public sector employees, including doctors, nurses, police and...

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    Jersey childcare nightmare net expands as whistleblower tells tribunal about abuse at home

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2008

    Children at a Jersey children’s home were locked up in solitary confinement an employment tribunal has heard.Former care home manager...

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    Ethics rises up the agenda of UK businesses

    by Mike Berry 10 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 10 Mar 2008

    There has been a major increase in the number of British companies training staff in business ethics, research has found.A...

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    Bottled water to be phased out for government departments

    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2008
    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2008

    The use of bottled water for meetings and other official business is to be phased out across government departments.
    Cabinet...

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    Cycle to Work schemes and their benefits

    by Alison Rawstron 7 Mar 2008
    by Alison Rawstron 7 Mar 2008

    Cycle to Work schemes can help you be a greener and more attractive employer as well as boost staff motivation, productivity and morale. Alison Rawstron reports.

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    False expense claims cost UK employers more than £1bn a year

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Feb 2008

    UK employers are losing more than a £1bn annually from false expense claims, representing almost a quarter of the total...

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    National Trust staff given ‘leap day’ off to save the planet

    by Mike Berry 12 Feb 2008
    by Mike Berry 12 Feb 2008

    The National Trust is to give all its staff and volunteers an extra paid day off on 29 February in...

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