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The Blackberry Curve 8900

The Blackberry Curve 8900 is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY smartphone packed with the latest features.

The striking 480 x 360 - pixel screen offers crisp-on-the-go video, images, text, maps and more. With a sleek new twist on a classic style, the Blackberry Curve 8900 smartphone is an easy-to-use device that delivers expanded functionality and […]

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Interesting stories on remote working from aroud the web.

Vaillant, a leading manufacturer of gas and solid fuel domestic heating appliance boilers, called for Interchange’s help to install the latest GPRS mobile technology to enhance and develop its service and support business even further.
The solution helped out the company’s national service organisation Heatcall, which provides after sales support through it team of 100 engineers.
Under […]

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Working Practices

Demand for flexible working is on the rise

According to the Work Foundation, employee benefits, which allow for greater flexible working, are the need of the hour.

Recent studies have pointed out that flexible work arrangements are beneficial for both employees and employers.

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UK workers pull 35 million ‘sickies’ a year

According to the latest research, UK employees take more than 35 million sick days a year for personal reasons rather than for a genuine illness.

However, it was also revealed that nearly a third (29%) of employees would take less time off work if their organisation made flexible working provisions.

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Employees should work 1 day in 10 from home, minister says

A government minister has stated that employees in public sector jobs and their private sector peers should be enabled to work one day a fortnight from home.

Transport minister Norman Baker has called on the nation’s employers to step up their flexible working commitments, arguing that such a practice would benefit both workers and their bosses.

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UK ranks highly on flexible working and work-life balance

According to the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI), British employers are among the top in Europe on flexible working and work-life balance.

A survey by the charity found that the UK scored a ‘B’ grade when it comes to flexible working and work-life balance.

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Flexible working to promote barrier-free policies for people with mental health conditions

Implementing reasonable adjustments like flexible working hours could help people with mental health conditions remain in work.

This is the view of mental health experts who believe that later starting times or barrier-free policies to facilitate medical appointments might enable some sufferers to make an excellent recovery and successful transition back into working life.

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