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The proposal to impose a punitive tax on the impact of pay rises on final salary pensions, which was hidden in the budget, is another breathtaking example of the inability of those in charge to proper...
There are many employers who ban the use of social networking sites during work hours so as to avoid an office of distracted employees. However according to recent research by the University of Melbo
Not only are the projected borrowing figures staggering to comprehend, but they are also surely immoral. How can it be that any Government can condemn the population they purport to serve to a lifeti...
Happy Belated Earth Day! Yes, I know Earth Day was yesterday...hence the belated...but tell the truth did you remember to celebrate? How do you celebrate the Earth? Do you hug a tree, have a neighb...
With the ever evolving legislation surrounding maternity leave, the Equality and Human Rights Commission is proposing the introduction of ‘parental leave’, to replace the regulations which make the UK...
One of the common definitions of madness is: Doing the same thing today as you did yesterday, but expecting a different result. If we all accept this definition as valid, why do so many of us resist...
With special permission from Finextra we would like to invite the banking technology community to our charity event. On the evening of the 5th May CPQi Limited will be hosting 'Brazil in the City 2009...
Happy 30th Birthday to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern. Here at FMT Worldwide we'd like to proudly present you with a new, shiny, updated "S" as an extra special birthd...
Online banking has almost hit the 50% (OK 46.1% in the UK) penetration mark and bankers must be chuffed to bits. Online Banking is a relatively low cost route to market and providing the customer/pros...
Put loyalty and prepaid cards on mobile phones first, which will create the desire to have credit and debit cards as well, integrated into a single transaction. Going the other way, credit cards first...
This weekend's race in China promises to be entertaining. The rear diffuser design of the Brawn, Toyota & Williams teams has beem deemed legal so the other teams are in a race to develop and integ...
First there were the simple times where networking involved a face to face encounter and some phone calls. Then came along email, Facebook, LinkedIn and a whole other range of tools for the personal o...