http://www.gpsj.co.uk/ The Latest Articles from GPSJ Sat, 12 May 2012 19:49:59 GMT 600 en-gb http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=526 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=526 Sat, 12 May 2012 19:49:59 GMT A few weeks ago, US President Barack Obama asked the US Congress for the authority to consolidate trade and business related parts of the federal government to untangle what he called a bureaucratic maze. He said he wanted to merge six departments and agencies into one, in a move that would effectively eliminate the Commerce Department. "With this authority, we would help businesses grow, save businesses time and save taxpayer dollars," he said. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=525 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=525 Sat, 12 May 2012 19:37:42 GMT Hot-desking - enabling staff to work from any desk in the office, at home or on the move has become an increasingly commonplace feature in the public sector. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=524 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=524 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:51:46 GMT There is nothing that knocks an individual's self-confidence quite like taking a career break and it is easy to lose one's identity and simply become someone else's -carer”, -Mummy” or -Daddy”. Those on a career break are often unaware that the skills gained during their time away from work, including multi-tasking, time management and -people skills” are valued in the workplace and so for all too many, memories of that interesting job they once held can begin to seem like fiction. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=523 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=523 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:42:32 GMT In as little as the last 25 years, obesity in the UK has increased 400 per cent, pushing the issue to the forefront of the healthcare debate. It has become a very topical subject for the current administration, which is under increasing pressure to reverse a trend which could result in a third of British adults being obese by 2020. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=522 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=522 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:20:37 GMT We live in a world that bastions the individual and celebrates specialism. Since the C18th we have been steadily outsourcing not only industry, health and education, but now, according to Hochschild's 'Commodity Frontier' even our personal relationships. Whilst compartmentalising our lives may increase efficiency, it's detrimental to our education system and our children. An effect we're seeing as the UK slides down the OECD ranks in Math, English and Science, faces increasing swathes of 'Neets' and witnesses over 20,000, 14 year olds migrating away from formal education. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=521 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=521 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:09:30 GMT 35,000 ,16 year olds are leaving school with absolutely no GCSE's to their name, whilst British Industry is lamenting the necessity of providing remedial English and Math classes, as basic skills training takes up approximately �10bn a year. As an independent educationalist, I believe we need to adapt our traditional concepts and institutions to prevent educational stagnation. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=520 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=520 Sat, 12 May 2012 17:38:27 GMT Proact, Europe's leading storage integrator and cloud services enabler, has announced its IGSoC (Information Governance Statement of Compliance) certification, allowing Proact to bring it's proven Cloud Services to the NHS. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=519 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=519 Sat, 12 May 2012 17:36:04 GMT The latest Comensura Government Index today shows there was a 15.2% decrease in the use of temporary labour across the public sector in the first quarter of 2012, when compared to the same time in 2011. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=518 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=518 Sat, 12 May 2012 17:13:56 GMT The government has recently published its latest in a series of recommendations and changes to local government fraud prevention. The debate and planning around implementation continues, but the direction is clear - a changing role for local government in fraud prevention and detection. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=517 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=517 Fri, 13 April 2012 15:04:59 GMT Ramora UK is a leading global provider of Explosive Ordnance Disposal services and related training. In addition to governments, the military and law enforcement agencies, Ramora UK clients include a number of high profile commercial organisations, and the company is very aware that the security concerns of corporations in the modern world cover a number of areas. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=516 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=516 Fri, 13 April 2012 14:57:33 GMT The Albert Kennedy Trust, the charity for young homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people today announces the appointment of leading City of London politician Edward Lord OBE as the new Chair of the charity. Lord replaces previous Chair James Hodge who stepped down from the role in March after a year as Chair and a total of six years on the board. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=515 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=515 Fri, 13 April 2012 11:00:31 GMT Compliance with indirect disability discrimination under the new Equality Act is being simplified through an innovative solution from Total Hygiene. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=514 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=514 Tue, 3 April 2012 18:33:27 GMT Fibrelite's lightweight, incredibly strong fibreglass composite covers with zero re-sale value in the scrap market are the perfect metal theft deterrent. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=513 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=513 Tue, 3 April 2012 10:40:46 GMT MatsSoft will urge hard-pressed delegates to let technology take the strain at the Changing the Culture of Government, Reforming Public Services conference and exhibition next month. http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=512 http://www.gpsj.co.uk/view-article.asp?articleid=512 Mon, 26 March 2012 20:34:28 GMT UK based global data capture specialist, DRS, has continued its success in the African market by slashing by two-thirds the time required to run a major examination programme in Ethiopia. Students no longer have to wait for their results as the processing time has been significantly reduced.