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How Team Building Events Improve Workplace Collaboration

In today’s fast-paced work environment, effective collaboration and communication are vital for the success of any organisation. Many companies are turning to corporate team building events as a strategy to enhance team dynamics and foster better workplace collaboration. These events are not...

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Government sets out plans to reshape workplace pensions

The government is setting out a range of proposals to reshape workplace pensions for future generations.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says these are designed to create more certainty for individuals, share investment risks more equally, and help employers to keep offering the best possible workplace pensions.

The proposals follow the government's commitment in the...

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Plymouth traders can gain business by meeting the local buyer

Traders in Plymouth are being invited to an event which offers them the exciting opportunity to meet the buyers of some of the city’s largest employers.

Babcock International Group PLC, Princess Yachts, Balfour Beatty, Kier, Plymouth City Council, University of Plymouth and City College Plymouth are among some of the confirmed organisations that are eager to speak with business owners...

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Labour candidate calls for business rates cut for Plymouth

"Business rates are set to rise by £410 in Plymouth putting our high streets and local economies at risk" – says Luke Pollard, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.

Labour claims that the average business rates bill in England will increase by an average of £430 in 2014/15, meaning a business rate hit of around £12,600. Mr Pollard argues that this is...

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Mego Employment Centre opens in Plymouth

A FORMER solicitors' office has been turned into an innovative Employment Centre.

Mego has opened its doors in Bretonside and provide jobseekers with a unique package of services.

The business will provide individuals with tailored services to improve their job-hunting skills and help them get hired.

The business will help those looking for work to find sustainable...

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Plymouth NHS Trust non-executive director to serve a further term

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the reappointment of Mrs Margaret Schwarz to the Trust Board.

The NHS Trust Development Authority has reappointed Mrs Margaret Schwarz to serve a further term as a Non-Executive Director at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust for the period from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.

Mrs Schwarz, who was first appointed to the Board in October...

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What do women working in the Westcountry really want?

Do glass ceilings really exist? Can a woman juggle a good career and a happy family life? Is sexism an issue? Is there such a thing as a work life balance? Do women aim high enough? Should there be more women in the boardroom? Is there untapped potential among women which the economy is missing out on? What is career success?

Just type "women in business” into a well known internet...

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Plymouth graduate's recruitment firm named among UK's top startups

A graduate recruitment firm launched by a Plymouth University student has been named among the UK’s top 100 startup companies.

We Connect Students was founded by Oliver Dickinson from his bedroom during the second year of his International Business degree, and uses innovative technology to link students with potential employers.

Since its launch, the firm has secured more than...

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Economic recovery strengthens but households continue to feel the squeeze, says review

The UK’s economic recovery appears to have strengthened during the third quarter of 2013, based on a wide range of indicators, according to a review by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) .

Estimates of output in the services and construction industries both show an acceleration between the second and third quarters, while retail sales volumes grew at the fastest quarterly rate...

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Exeter marketing agency expands local services

Exeter-based marketing agency Big Wave Media announces the new appointment of local marketer Ronnie Halden to expand its marketing and creative services team and to engage a new local and regional client base.

A full service marketing agency with a team of creative designers, digital developers and marketers housed under one roof, Big Wave Media provides innovative and cost effective...

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The Duke of York sees business innovation in action at Plymouth University

HRH The Duke of York has visited Plymouth University to learn more about its lead involvement in GAIN – the Growth Acceleration and Investment Network - and how it is supporting innovation and the growth of businesses and jobs in the South West.

The Duke met entrepreneurs and businesses who have benefited directly from GAIN’s work when he toured the University’s Formation Zone and the...

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