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Appointment: Bolton Community College

30 Jan 2006

Features: ... Jane Marsh has been appointed deputy director of HR at Bolton Community College. Her background is in social services HR, and she plans to work closely with managers to help ensure staffing and performance targets are met. ...

After the riots, what next for community engagement?

18 Aug 2011

Features: ... employees, has made a positive impact in communities through initiatives like volunteering, mentoring, work placements and tailored community programmes. Even if in some cases ... state of the communities they were operating in, the result - assuming initiatives were well managed and based on a genuine community need - was valuable support for community ...

CSR and the sharp end of business

08 Feb 2011

News: Why do companies engage with communities? The motivations behind corporate community engagement are many and varied. For some, there is a genuine desire ... companies with active community programmes. But there is another motivation that is driving a new form of strategically relevant community engagement – business development ...

Extra bank holiday planned for 2012 in honour of the Queen

06 Jan 2010

News: ... moved to Monday 4 June to allow people to enjoy a long weekend. And the campaign for a Community Day bank holidaywelcomed the announcement. A spokesperson for the campaign said ... capitalise on the community spirit around the Queen's Diamond Jubilee by introducing a new Community Day bank holiday dedicated to volunteering and community work." ... Business ...

Friday June 24 chosen by Business in the Community as employee volunteering day 2011

07 Jun 2011

News: ... experience and skills to support community projects. A total of 221 organisations were involved and over 55,000 individuals benefited, often from communities with the greatest ... Business in the Community, with national sponsors Lloyds Banking Group, Eversheds and Hewlett-Packard, in association with BT and GyroHSR. ... Business in the Community ...

Four new bloggers join HR magazine's online community

30 Mar 2010

News: ... issues he has dealt with and suggest solutions for other HR professionals. To read these blogs and more, check out our community page at http://community.hrmagazine.co.uk. ... Four new bloggers have joined HR magazine's online community to talk about commercial HR, orgnisational development and the challenges of running HR in a small business. ... David ...

Utility companies should play vital roles in the communities they serve

01 Mar 2011

Opinion: ... communities. Southern Water has appointed a charity and community officer. The dual role is to co-ordinate and encourage the efforts of company and staff to support community ... communities it serves. Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins is scheme ambassador. "We have long maintained that utility companies should play vital roles in the communities ...

Up front: Green card or green wash

04 Jan 2008

Features: ... Charity of the Year (or probono work in the case of legal practices) for community activities.These tend to focus on employees giving time and companies giving money.Sometimes ... inthe same community work as they are undertaking. Employees will be moremotivated because they will see their interests and those of Freshfieldsaligned in this community activity ...

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue first to achieve award for equality and diversity

22 Nov 2010

News: ... diversity strategy when dealing with local communities. "Having a diverse workforce helps us to better communicate safety messages with the communities we are trying to reach ... evaluate what we do, it's about the fact that we respect and work with our diverse communities to improve the way we deliver local services." ... West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ...

Employers approve of volunteering but staff worry about asking for time off for projects

05 Jun 2009

News: ... role of building relationships with local communities - but half think staff are afraid to ask for paid time off to get involved in community projects. The Cabinet Office ... also a fantastic way for companies to have a real impact on the local community they work in." ... Although employers recognise the value of allowing employees to take part ...

Appointment: Bolton Community College

After the riots, what next for community engagement?

CSR and the sharp end of business

Extra bank holiday planned for 2012 in honour of the Queen

Friday June 24 chosen by Business in the Community as employee volunteering day 2011

Four new bloggers join HR magazine's online community

Utility companies should play vital roles in the communities they serve

Up front: Green card or green wash

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue first to achieve award for equality and diversity

Employers approve of volunteering but staff worry about asking for time off for projects

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