Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) comments as follows on official labour market statistics published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which update the Labour Force Survey measures of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity to the quarterly period March-May 2010, the count of people unemployed and claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance to June 2010, and average weekly earnings for May 2010:

Responding to growing regulatory, social and environmental pressures, 35% of companies across Germany, France and the UK have seen an increase in workforce mobility over the past five years. This is one of the main findings of a European survey of senior decision-makers in 3,000 public and private-sector organisations designed to explore current attitudes to mobile working, undertaken on behalf of Citrix Online. The momentum towards greater flexible working in enabling a more effective workforce was common to all organisations across all three geographies, although the pace of change varied.

Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie uruchomiła akcję "Inżynier na obcasach". Ma ona promować 17 kierunków studiów, na których Panie mogą uzyskać tytuł inżyniera.

Studia podyplomowe z zakresu zarządzania własnością intelektualną to kolejna - po zakończonych 12 czerwca warsztatach IP - inicjatywa Politechniki Warszawskiej, zmierzająca do zwiększenia liczby wdrażanych innowacji. Studia będą otwarte zarówno dla studentów, jak i dla absolwentów, przedsiębiorców i pracowników instytutów działających na styku nauki i przemysłu. Projekt kształcenia menedżerów transferu technologii ocenia w rozmowie z PAP prof. Andrzej Rabczanko, dyrektor połączonych jednostek Centrum Transferu Technologii i Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości PW.

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A new age of co-operation between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts has been announced today. Space Minister David Willetts revealed the UK has signed new agreements with NASA and the Russian Federal Space Bureau during his first major speech on space at the Farnborough Airshow.

Thousands of people working for universities in England could lose their jobs if ministers press ahead with 25% funding cuts, a union warns. Analysis by the University and College Union concluded that 22,584 jobs - academic and otherwise - would be lost. It warned that the quality of students' university experience would be reduced. Chancellor George Osborne announced in last month's Budget that government departments whose budgets are ring-fenced would face spending cuts of 25%.

Eine bessere Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im Job könnte EU-weit zu einer Steigerung der Wirtschaftsleistung von 15 bis 45 Prozent führen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine neue Studie der schwedischen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft.

A specific area in our brains is responsible for processing information about human and animal faces, both how we recognize them and how we interpret facial expressions. Now, Tel Aviv University research is exploring what makes this highly specialized part of the brain unique, a first step to finding practical applications for that information.

Job seekers in the creative field who have landed an interview may be wondering how many other candidates they’re up against. According to a new survey by The Creative Group, advertising and marketing executives said they meet with seven applicants, on average, before filling an open position in their department. The national study was developed by The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service providing creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals on a project basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. It is based on more than 500 telephone interviews -- approximately 375 with marketing executives randomly selected from companies with 100 or more employees and 125 with advertising executives randomly selected from agencies with 20 or more employees.

The break room is where employees grab their morning coffee, refrigerate their lunches and catch up on water cooler chatter. It also can be the site of some bothersome workplace etiquette breaches. According to a new OfficeTeam survey, 44 percent of workers said making a mess for others to clean up is the most annoying break room behavior. Stealing a coworker’s food came in second, with 19 percent of the response, followed by leaving expired or spoiled items in the refrigerator at 18 percent.

Aon Corp. and Hewitt Associates Inc. announced that their respective boards of directors approved a definitive agreement under which Hewitt will merge with Aon Corp. subsidiary Aon Consulting. The segment will operate globally under the newly created Aon Hewitt brand. Russ Fradin, Hewitt chairman and CEO, will serve as chairman and CEO of Aon Hewitt, reporting to Aon Corp. CEO Greg Case.

The final preparations for the ILA 2010 are in full swing. An exceptional air show and trade fair awaits aviation enthusiasts from all over the world, as well as technically minded visitors, and the entire family, young and old alike: With fascinating exhibition areas and spectacular aerial displays, from 8 to 13 June the International Aerospace Exhibition will present some unexpected insights into an industry which is one of the key technologies of the 21st century. Based on the applications received so far it will feature some 1,150 exhibitors from 40 countries (2008: 1,127/37) presenting hi-tech products from every sector of the aerospace industry.

Employee engagement is the new HR buzzword connecting the workforce to the company’s productivity and employee productivity. According to a recent HR Magazine article $350B is the estimated annual cost of disengaged workers for U.S. businesses. Clearly, employers cannot afford to have unengaged employees who have “checked out” only putting in time but not passion or energy into their work. Employee engagement is a key link to customer satisfaction, company reputation and overall stakeholder value.

A rating of 47 Malaysian universities and other higher education institutions, including seven set up by foreign universities, has classed 18 as 'excellent', 25 as 'very good' and four as 'good'. None earned a 'distinction'. Releasing the ratings last week, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (pictured) said the Setara ratings compiled by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency would be used by the Higher Education Ministry in developing "appropriate higher education policies".

Rising inequalities in income and access to employment and social services in Asia are casting a shadow over its unprecedented economic boom, and governments and the private sector need to work together to make the benefits of growth more inclusive, says a new book from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Poverty, Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Asia: Measurement, Policy Issues, and Country Studies, edited by Juzhong Zhuang, Assistant Chief Economist in ADB’s Economics and Research Department, examines the growing discrepancies in wealth and persistent gaps in access to social services that have emerged during Asia’s extraordinary economic expansion in recent decades, and lays out policy options to address inequities and support inclusive growth.

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Portal Inżynierka.pl ma wymiar informacyjny, edukacyjny i doradczy i stanowi przewodnik po świecie uzdolnionej i wykształconej technicznie kobiety, która realizuje się zarówno w sferze zawodowej jak i osobistej. Portal stanowi atrakcyjne źródło informacji zarówno dla potencjalnych studentek jak i absolwentek kierunków technicznych. Przyszłe inżynierki znajdą na www.inzynierka.pl wiele cennych wskazówek w rozwiązywaniu problemów motywacji przy wyborze i realizacji zawodu inżyniera. Absolwentki i praktykujące inżynierki skorzystają z zamieszczanych na portalu informacji i porad związanych z godzeniem trudnej, ale pasjonującej pracy zawodowej z obowiązkami rodzinnymi. Ponadto uzdolnione technicznie dziewczyny i kobiety mogą skorzystać z bazy informacji i nowinek ze świata kobiet oraz technologii, techniki i ochrony środowiska oraz poznać odpowiedź na pytanie: jak radzą sobie inne inżynierki? Wspomagamy czytelniczki w planowaniu kariery i nawiązywaniu kontaktów.

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Samiec alfa — to on jest przywódcą stada. To on decyduje o podziale pożywienia i ma pierwszeństwo przy wyborze najlepszych samic. Występuje w stadach wilków i wielu innych ssaków, ale znajdziesz go także w dzikim świecie współczesnego biznesu. Realizuje najkorzystniejsze transakcje, dzięki niemu firma ma nad czym pracować. Jest wspólnikiem w kancelarii prawnej, głównym maklerem w firmie świadczącej usługi finansowe, tym człowiekiem, którego nazwisko pojawia się w kontekście wszystkich spółek deweloperskich w mieście. To po prostu "lepszy gość" — mężczyzna, którego pragną kobiety (zafascynowane władzą), niedościgniony ideał samców nie-alfa.

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