It's the jobless over-forties who really need help
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The UK government should focus its Welfare to Work programme on unemployed people aged over 40, rather than on the young unemployed. Men in their 40s and 50s who lose their job find it extremely difficult to get another one, and seem to have nowhere they can turn to for support. Society should not simply accept that older unemployed people will never work again, and the government should target job subsidies towards this age group. There are many areas of employment in which the experience of older men would be extremely useful.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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A break-up to help avoid a meltdown
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The way in which British Gas was privatised has led to the company experiencing many problems and having a very poor public image. This has in turn prompted moves to break the company up. In the short term, this will revive its fortunes, especially with the dismissal of chief executive Cedric Brown, who had been perceived as earning an excessively large salary. However, there remain a number of sensitive issues to resolved, and the UK government must still consider what kind of energy sector is emerging under market forces.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Help with their hang-ups
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Essential Art Services (EAS), formed in 1992, installs corporate art collections and offers an after-care service. It now has a turnover of 300,000 pounds sterling a year, and employs 13 art technicians. It has contracts with some leading companies, including Texaco, which owns more than 900 works of art.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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