Foreign care workers escape background check By Laura Clout Tens of thousands of immigrants are working with vulnerable elderly people and children without undergoing full criminal record checks, it has emerged. Senior police officers have warned the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith of the scale of the problem in a report examining the affect on the [...]

Starting Up in a Down Economy Nobody loves a recession*. But many successful entrepreneurs say that, in retrospect, they were lucky to have launched their businesses in tough times. From: Inc. Magazine | By: Ryan McCarthy, Nadine Heintz, Bo Burlingham Case Study No. 1: How Method Weathered the Dot-com Bust * A recession is commonly [...]

Workers: Employers Not Green Enough A majority of U.S. employees feel businesses could be doing more for the environment. From: Inc.com |By: Alexandra Zendrian Despite gains in workplace green practices, many workers feel their employers still aren’t doing enough to protect the environment. Nearly 60 percent of 2,281 workers surveyed by Adecco USA, a Melville, [...]

More Recruiters Logging On A survey finds employers are turning to social networking sites in the hunt for talent. From: Inc.com : Laura Palotie A growing number of employers are planning to make better use of social networking sites as a recruiting tool, a recent study shows. More than a third of 150 recruiters surveyed [...]