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The employer of choice isn't based on high pay but on a flexible approach to working hours and benefits. The low economic growth, the closure of final salary schemes and a rising wage floor are creating obstacles to attracting talent.

Results are presented on a 1998 survey of human resource practices in the United Kingdom. Topics include reduced union membership, differences in management between smaller and larger firms, employee attitudes and the adoption of management strategies such as teamworking.

I read with interest Matthew Stewart's 'Catastrophe at Smyrna' (July 2004). My father was an able seaman on one of HM Navy ships on patrol at the time, and he […]

Offers a look at the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan on September 2, 1898. Major factor in Britain's victory in the battle; Key to Britain's presence in Egypt and Sudan; Highlights of the Battle of Omdurman.