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Employment

Workers! Know Your Rights

It's a lot of information to take in, but everyone should know their employment law rights. There are two types: statutory (laid down by the government) and contractual (signed off by your employer). This article mainly discusses statutory rights - it's the bare minimum your employer should offer you. Any […]

Family

Surprising Myths about Adoption

There are many myths about both the fostering and adoption process that preclude families from getting involved. With more than 400,000 children in the foster care system, it's important to debunk these myths so that more people are ready to open their hearts and homes to children desperately seeking a […]

Green tech

Assessing the RHI and its Impact on Home-owners

In recent times, the concept of corporate responsibility has earned genuine credibility in developed economies around the world. Adopted by private and public organisations as a way of responding to increasing consumer awareness, it has also triggered the development of numerous sustainable measures across multiple industries. The existing British government […]

Branding

Different Types of Branding Techniques

Producing promotional products and corporate giveaways have become an essential component of every business’ branding and marketing efforts. Since these products are very affordable and are really effective in attracting the attention of consumers, more and more companies from small time players to large corporations have adopted them as part […]

Mobile devices

iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy 4S? Which is Better?

While the smartphone market has experienced considerable growth during the last five years, there are signs that this may be beginning to lose momentum. According to market research firm Nielsen Holdings NV, smartphone penetration in the highly influential Asia-Pacific region is now approaching saturation levels and showing considerable signs of […]

Education

How Can Schools Become More Eco-friendly?

How Students and teachers help to address a sustainable future? In 1962, a book by author, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, was credited with enabling the beginning of the environmental movement. "We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally […]

Other stories

End Of Paper Tickets [Infographic]

Coins, magnetic tickets, and propriety smartcards are about become a thing of the past for the billions of global mass transit users. The next evolution in the transit fare system are open payments, a technology that enables transit agencies to lower operating cost, increase passenger flow and satisfactions, and make […]