We are making a number of welfare to work reforms which aim to fight poverty‚ support the most vulnerable and help people break the cycle of benefit dependency. Introducing measures to give Jobcentre Plus flexibility in helping people back to work To help people get back into work we have introduced a series of measures to give Jobcentre Plus some choice over what support to offer to claimants in their area based on claimant and local labour market characteristics. We are working with back
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Contemporary history of Japan and UK Japan is the first Asian country to industrialise its economy and become on par with the advanced west. This is all down to a very strong and determined work ethic and their technological aptitude. They place very high emphasis on education and with a comparatively small defence allocation (1% GDP) they have one of the most technologically advanced economies in the world. Japan enjoyed real economic growth for three decades with a 10% average in the 1960s‚ 5%
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Introduction Initial corporate governance developments in the UK began in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the wake of corporate scandals. Cadbury Report (1992) defines ‘Corporate Governance as An Act of governing by the board of Directors”. Financial reporting irregularities led to the establishment of the ‘Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance Committee’ led by Sir Adrian Cadbury. The resulting Cadbury Report published in 1992 outlined a number of recommendations around the separation of
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Wendy Lomax c‚2 a b c Kingston Business School‚ Kingston‚ KT2 7LB‚ UK Duke Corporate Education‚ 165 Fleet St‚ London‚ EC4A 2DY‚ UK Kingston Business School‚ Kingston‚ KT2 7LB‚ UK A R T I C L E I N F O Article history: First received in February 22‚ 2008 and was under review for 5 months Keywords: Word of mouth Impact Brand commitment Familiarity NPS A B S T R A C T Using two methods‚ three measures‚ and data covering a large number of categories‚ we present findings on
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Eneco UK - In 2008‚ Eneco opened an office in Warwick to grow a portfolio of renewable energy projects in the UK. To support this growing portfolio in Scotland‚ Eneco opened in 2013 an additional office in Dochfour‚ near Inverness. From these a dedicated UK team oversees onshore wind projects in Scotland. There is 20 Eneco staff in total and 6 of these are based in Inverness. The projects; Wind Fully operational Tullo and Twinshiels Wind Farms‚ 42MW‚ located in Laurencekirk‚ Aberdeenshire The
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regulation relates to laws and rules that govern what financial institutions such as banks‚ brokers and investment companies can do. These may be set though legislation or be stipulated by the relevant regulatory agency‚ for instance the FSA in the UK . Regulation is needed to ensure consumer’s confidence in the financial sector . It does this by providing smaller retail clients with protection against potential losses and by protecting consumers against monopolistic exploitation ‚ e.g. makes sure
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Introduction One of the major tasks of government is to provide goods and services to the people. There are however many factors that hinder the smooth delivery of goods and services. Corruption is one of the factors. A link has been established between corruption and economic stagnation. Corruption leads to misallocation of resources meant for uplifting of the majority members of the public for the benefit of a few. It is a universal scourge that has been described differently by various schools
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WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE UK Stănescu Maria Colegiul Național Decebal Deva Clasa a IX-a D Why I chose this subject? Women have traditionally been under-represented in UK political institutions. Although women won the right to vote in 1918 they remained less than one in ten members of parliament until 1997. Since 1997 significant improvements have been made. The number of women in parliament has roughly doubled‚ and new institutions have been established with high proportions
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Budget Setting Process within Local Governments in the UK Introduction Finance is one of the key resources available to local authorities for use in providing their services and for meeting their statutory obligations to their residents. Other resources include staff‚ systems‚ property/buildings and information. Finance is the resource that allows all the other resources to be secured and as such managing it becomes a very important activity to ensure an efficient use of all resources. Finance
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Affect of Olympics on UK’s Retail sector The Olympics and its Impact on UK Retail Introduction: In 2012‚ the UK hosted the Olympic Games‚ running from July 27 to August 12‚ 2012 and the Paralympics Games from August 29 to September 9‚ 2012. This report focuses on the impact this major international event will have on United Kingdom retail (Including Clothing‚ Super Market‚ Food Sector) both during the Games and long term‚ and how retailers can exploit the opportunities. Example: Clothing
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