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Can you be forced to retire?

Can you be forced to retire?

As those of you who are approaching, or sometimes wish you were approaching, retirement age would know, the Default Retirement Age of 65 was abolished on April 2011. People will now inevitably ask the question; can employers retire people at all? This hot topic is currently being considered by the...
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Starting your own business: 10 expert tips thumb

Starting your own business: 10 expert tips

Vickie Corner set up TV production company V&S Entertainment Ltd in 1991. Over the...
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10 LinkedIn career change tips thumb

10 LinkedIn career change tips

If you’re changing careers, professional social network LinkedIn can be a valuable...
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10 ways to Tweet yourself into a new job thumb

10 ways to Tweet yourself into a new job

Some people might see Twitter as nothing more than a massive time-waster, but used in the...
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The three big management traps and how to avoid them thumb

The three big management traps and how to avoid them

Do you try to be everyone’s best friend at work?  Are you taking on too much,...
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How to spot a toxic boss thumb

How to spot a toxic boss

Many business leaders have no idea of the impact they have on the people that work for...
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Are you ready for a career change? thumb

Are you ready for a career change?

If you’re lacking in job satisfaction it could be time to consider something new....
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30 days, 30 ways to organise your finances thumb

30 days, 30 ways to organise your finances

Get your personal finances in order with these quick and simple everyday steps.
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Volunteering at Christmas thumb

Volunteering at Christmas

Does the mere mention of Christmas make you yawn? Shake things up this year by...
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Believe in Father Christmas? You could be protected by Santa laws... thumb

Believe in Father Christmas? You could be protected by Santa laws...

The law prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion or belief and from harassment or...
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Government cuts: know your rights thumb

Government cuts: know your rights

Studies show that the current economic climate is having a disproportionate effect on...
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A recipe for start-up success thumb

A recipe for start-up success

Getting ahead in business is tough, especially in an unforgiving economic climate. But...
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New rights for agency workers thumb

New rights for agency workers

Recently, various questions regarding the implementation of the Agency Workers...
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What makes you vulnerable online thumb

What makes you vulnerable online

It’s always risky using the Internet, but if you know exactly what the risks are,...
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Bullying and harassment at work: understanding your rights thumb

Bullying and harassment at work: understanding your rights

Unfortunately, it would seem that bullying and harassment remains a considerable problem...
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Grammar mistakes - the top 7 thumb

Grammar mistakes - the top 7

Many brilliant people have some communication weak spots. Unfortunately, the reality is...
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