A FLEXIBLE working scheme at one of the region’s top law firms is helping new mothers return to work. Vikki Wright set up the maternity mentoring scheme after she found it difficult to juggle commitments as a working mother when she went back to her job as a solicitor for Dickinson Dees in Newcastle.
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ENGLAND and Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe, growing at an average of 2,500 per year, and with estimates of continuing increases it is apposite to concentrate on seeking to minimise re-offending.
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PEOPLE and skills are critical to the future success and competitiveness of hospitality, leisure travel and tourism. It is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing sectors as tourism alone contributes around £75bn a year to the UK economy. However, problems in attracting and retaining a skilled workforce undermine that success.
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WORKING Links has recently supported local company Tynemouth Decorators in its search for staff – which has proved to be an efficient and successful form of recruitment.
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A NEW partnership has been formed to ensure that people of all backgrounds are given as much help as possible to benefit from the proposed development of a Campus for Ageing and Vitality in Newcastle’s West End.
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