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Watford Borough Council launches flexible home working initiative
A flexible working initiative launched by Watford Borough Council - enabling staff to work remotely - will increase efficiency, boost overall productivity and play an important role supporting the authoritys business continuity plans.
Watford Borough Council has deployed a network security solution from AppGate, enabling council employees to work from home or remotely with secure remote access to key applications including email, file directories and bespoke customer management systems to ensure the smooth running of council services in any eventuality and to increase overall efficiency in working practice. Lieven Hermans, Head of Business Information Systems at Watford Borough Council said: With AppGate, we now have a proven mobile access solution, which represents a significant part of our business continuity plans.
Daniel Vasquez
Maybe you made a New Year's resolution to change something in your life, like losing a little weight or learning to become more organized. Or maybe you're planning a big project, like getting your taxes filed early, hiring a roofing contractor or figuring out how to earn a promotion at work.
Personally, I want to get into better shape, clean out my garage and stop obsessing about whether Donald Trump's hair is biodegradable.
Anyway, if your resolutions or plans involve spending money, taking a loan or hiring a professional, be careful not to rush into anything. And always take time to check out a company before you do business. Nothing can spoil the start of a new year like losing money on a bad deal.
I was reminded of those simple-yet-easy-to-forget lessons this week when the South Florida Better Business Bureau issued a warning that this time of year ushers in an increase in advertisements for bogus loans, work-at-home promotions, miracle weight-loss schemes, false lottery-winnings notices and other too-good-to-be-true offers.
Retired, Handicapped, and Elderly Work at Home with TrafficWave ...
(OPENPRESS) January, 11, 2007 Wakefield, NH -- An online automated business with TrafficWave provides the extra income to supplement limited budgets needed by many retired, handicapped, and elderly. The cost of going into business, the complications of computers and Internet use, and the cost and challenges of advertising an online business are major obstacles for anyone who wants to make extra money. Anna Frediani suffers from health problems that keep her at home. She supplements her limited income with an online business she operates from home. It involves a web site that is automated and runs itself. "All I have to do to run my business is check my E-mail each day. The web site automatically notifies me each time I make a sale. The program does all the work. It is just like a vending machine.
Home Depot's new CEO has much repair work to do
ATLANTA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc.'s new chairman and chief executive, Frank Blake, has a ton of repair work to do for shareholders, workers and consumers, experts said this week. While the exit of former CEO Robert Nardelli after six years removes a target of criticism, the world's largest home improvement retailer is far from out of the woods, as activist investors push for change while takeover talk persists.
In addition to improving relations with angry shareholders, Blake will have to shore up Home Depot's stores to fend off rival Lowe's Cos. , and show that the lower-margin supply business and a move into China can deliver meaningful returns.
"This used to be a growth stock and now it's a value stock," said Bill Schultz, chief investment officer at McQueen, Ball & Associates, which owns Home Depot shares.
Lack of Incentives Prevent Employees Going Green At Work
Lack of incentive and leadership from bosses is causing UK employees to leave their environmental conscience at home, needlessly costing UK businesses thousands of pounds in energy bills, and emitting hundreds and thousands of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, according to independent research commissioned by international solutions provider, Logicalis.
The survey of over 1,000 employees, undertaken in December 2006, across UK public and private sector organisations, found that despite a clear understanding of the steps they need to adopt to become more environmentally friendly, employees still look towards their employer to lead by example when it comes to being environmentally responsible.
Just under two thirds (62 per cent) of staff said their employer should offer incentives for being green in the workplace while 57 per cent said they could be encouraged to act greener if their employer 'led by example'.
Gadflies begin to have effect on companies ALL BUSINESS RACHEL BECK
Remember when investors who pestered companies about their governance practices were deemed nothing more than trouble-making gadflies? Now their tactics are looking increasingly smart.
Just consider how intense shareholder pressure over Home Depot Inc.'s CEO pay finally contributed to Robert Nardelli's surprise resignation this week. And Morgan Stanley seems to see power in using governance to its advantage, too, as evidenced by its recent hire of a well-regarded expert in investor activism to work in its investment division.
The message is simple: As much as cash flows and earnings matter in investment decisions, getting ahead in today's markets also entails closely watching how corporate boards enrich top executives and the power they allow such leaders to have over business dealings.
Goodwin found guilty in murders of racer
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) An auto racing promoter was convicted Thursday in the slayings of racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife, who were shot to death in 1988 while leaving their gated home for work.
Michael Goodwin was a former business partner of Thompson, a motorsports figure who pursued land-speed records in Utah and drove everything from dragsters to midget cars.
Goodwin, 61, was accused of sending hit men to kill the couple as revenge for a business deal that went sour and led to a legal judgment of more than $700,000 against Goodwin.
When the verdict was read, Goodwin only shook his head slightly back and forth. He could get up to life in prison.
Two unknown assailants on bicycles entered Thompson's gated home on March 16, 1988, and shot him and his wife as they left for work.
