Businesses will face tough penalties for failing to secure personal data under new European legislation. Companies could face fines of up to 2% of their turnover for breaching a proposed EU data protection law. “It is ...
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Vion has finalised a deal for an MBO of its UK pork arm, which is among a series of assets in the country the Dutch food group is looking to sell. The company today (13 December) confirmed UK private-equity firm Endless would back a ...
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Almost half of the businesses in the European Union (EU) have provided employees with a portable device to give them the opportunity to work remotely. This was the main finding of a new study from Eurostat – the EU's statistical ...
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Bakkavor and Coca-Cola Enterprises are among 30 food manufacturers set to benefit from the government’s 11M Pounds plan to make the UK a leader in efficient food technology. Coca-Cola Enterprises will be leading one of the ...
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Insurance Australia Group is mulling to sell its UK underwriting operations, which include motor insurer Equity Red Star and commercial insurance broker Barnett & Barnett. As part of a strategic review of its UK business, IAG Managing ...
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Dutch food company Vion has announced its plans to sell UK businesses, which employ 13,000 people in 38 facilities across the country. The company noted that this move is a part of its strategy to focus on core markets in Netherlands and ...
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Packaging papers manufacturer in Australia PaperlinX is set to implement restructuring and cost reduction initiatives in its businesses in the UK, in a bid to cater to the ongoing depressed trading conditions in Europe. The company will ...
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Finalists for the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Best Partnership Award (announced in London on 22 November) included a laser engineering research partnership involving Compound Semiconductor Technologies Global Ltd (CSTG) of Hamilton ...
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Nearly half of all companies in India have security policies prohibiting employees using their own mobile devices for work purposes,a survey has revealed. A survey by IT security association ISACA polled more than 4,000 members from 83 ...
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British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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Almost 40%of IT workers lose one day or more a week fixing IT problems and attempting to contact suppliers,and poor customer service from IT suppliers is proving costly to UK businesses,according to research by Rackspace. In its first IT ...
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Crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter,which lists projects that are seeking financial backing,has expanded to the UK. The site,which operates on a 5%commission on each successful pledge,has raised more than$340m in the US,where it was ...
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The CESG,the Information Assurance(IA)arm of GCHQ,has launched a UK scheme to develop skills and certify IT professionals in IA and cyber security. The CESG Certification for IA Professionals scheme aims to help the government and UK ...
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The government is to invest GBP7m of research and development funding into 3D printing. David Willetts,universities and science minister,said:"3D printing technologies offer huge potential for UK businesses to compete successfully by ...
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A parliamentary select committee has confirmed it is looking into Huawei's operations in the UK following controversy around the safety of using the firm's technology. The intelligence and security committee would not go into detail about ...
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