The head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, where she is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is taking up her new role this week.
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Appointments: Dame Ann Dowling joins board of BP as non-executive director
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Facebook: The people behind the company
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012The public face of the social networking site may be dominated by famous Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerbrug, but he isn’t the only one running the company…
Dinner ladies win equal pay victory
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Nearly 1,000 women council workers including cleaners, carers and dinner ladies in the North West are to share a multi-million pound payout under a “historic” equal pay deal.
Manufacturing expands at fast pace
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Pay deals struck in private firms in recent weeks are higher than last year, especially in manufacturing, according to new research today.
Private firm pay deals rise to 3 per cent
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Pay deals struck in private firms in recent weeks are higher than last year, especially in manufacturing, according to new research today.
More work, more stress since 1952
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Workers are more productive and prosperous than when the Queen came to the throne 60 years ago, but stress has increased, millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost and there has been a huge increase in part-time employment, according to new research.
Value of apprenticeships questioned
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012The Government was today urged to set its sights higher to get better value from the millions of pounds it is spending on adult apprenticeships.
Job Clinic: Do I pay staff who are volunteering at the Olympics?
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012“Three of my staff have got volunteer positions at the Olympics, but we can’t afford for all of them to be off at the same time. How do we choose who should participate? And should the leave be paid?”
