A BUSINESS leader from Peterborough has been short-listed as a regional finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards 2010. Paul Bailey, founder and chairman of Worldwide Connect Limited, is among 112 people shortlisted across the UK that will compete at regional award events in June. Regional winners will go on to [...]

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Overall employment levels set to grow due to private sector hiring surge, says CIPD/KPMG quarterly survey, despite widespread cuts in public sector THE LATEST quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey of almost 800 employers signals that the UK’s emergence out of recession is now leading to better job prospects. Yet it also reveals a stark [...]

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THE GROWING role HR and finance departments have in transport issues is being recognised in a major new piece of research from Peterborough-based analysts Sewells. HR and finance departments which have responsibility for company cars will be asked to give their verdict on the performance of car manufacturers and their dealers. The results of the [...]

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FIFTY businesses from across the region attended the first communications seminar staged by Peterborough PR and marketing company Media Matters at the Marriott Hotel. Online marketing and the potential opportunities for business was the underlying theme, with chartered marketer and online specialist Karen McNulty providing an overview of internet marketing, how far it has grown [...]

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A NEW professional development tool for HR practitioners has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). My HR Map is an online self-assessment tool to allow CIPD members, free of charge, to assess themselves against the activities, knowledge and behaviours set out in the CIPD HR Profession Map. The My HR Map [...]

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STAFF in Peterborough have been singled out for particular praise for their contribution to reducing Coloplast’s ‘carbon footprint’. The Danish parent company has published its first-ever ‘corporate responsibility report’ showing how it tackles ethical business issues ranging from quality control to protecting the environment. Coloplast’s corporate responsibility report has been written in accordance with the [...]

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THE only Peterborough company in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For list for 2010 has launched a new website to help it recruit more staff. Coloplast’s recruitment website at www.jobsatcoloplast.com gives details of its current vacancies and provides background information on working for the company. If the job you are looking [...]

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