An unfair fight
It's shortly before 6.30am on a winter's day at an industrial park near Sunderland. Outside the TRW Automotive factory, officials from the Amicus union are handing out re...
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A new boss
New bosses are a nightmare - trying to impress them; working out what will send them into a homicidal rage and what will have them rolling over and purring like a kitten;...
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Footsie hits highest level since 2001
Signs that the US economy is in healthy shape, together with another bout of bid speculation for airports operator BAA, ensured a sparkling end to the week for Britain's ...
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Elected mayors for our reborn cities
Yes, our cities are seeing a rebirth (Leaders, March 6). And cities matter. The biggest English cities now contain over half the population and have two-thirds of all job...
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BA chief unveils £450m cost-cutting proposals
The new chief executive of British Airways today announced plans to cut costs by £450m in the next two years in a move likely to lead to more job losses.
The propos...
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Turning things around
I didn't know anything about drugs, addiction or rehabilitation when I started volunteering at Transition, a charity based just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh that helps...
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Tory MPs question value of arts degrees
Too many students are wasting their time and money on traditional arts degrees that are likely to leave them jobless, a group of Conservative MPs has warned.
In a new pa...
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Thailand's troubles
A political morality play is being acted out on the streets of Bangkok as Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's prime minister, battles to keep his job in the teeth of escalatin...
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Who will be welcomed to Britain
Tier 1 Highly skilled
Entrepreneurs or scientists. Do not need job offer, will have unrestricted access to job market, can bring their family with them and may be able t...
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Immigration shakeup will bar most unskilled workers from outside EU
An Australian-style points-based immigration system to attract the "brightest and the best" from the developing world to work and settle in Britain is to be introduced wi...
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