| A degree is no guarantee of full-time jobs or equal rights
A quarter of graduates do not have full-time jobs more than three years after getting their degrees, according to government figures. The Higher Education Statistics Agency, which examined the career progression of 24,000 people, also found that 20 per cent of those who were employed were not working in graduate occupations. Women were more satisfied with their careers, although they were paid less than men in their first jobs. "There was a £1,000 difference in the average salaries of male and female graduates who had studied full-time, although a higher proportion of men were in higher-paid work," the report said. "There was a larger gender difference among part-time graduates, where the average male salary was £3,133 higher than for females.
A truly sustainable primary sector for New Zealand
Good morning to all of you and welcome to Primary Industries 2020 - the Primary Industries Summit. I want to start by passing on a welcome from Prime Minister Helen Clark. She is unable to open today's summit as she is in Germany where she has been meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel - and I am sure discussing many of the same issues that will be debated here over the next two days. .
Myanmar monks march again
More than 100 Buddhist monks marched in northern Myanmar for nearly an hour Wednesday, the first public demonstration since the government's deadly crackdown last month on pro-democracy protesters, several monks said. The monks in Pakokku shouted no slogans, but one monk told the Democratic Voice of Burma, a Norway-based short-wave radio station and Web site run by dissident journalists, that the demonstration was a continuation of the protests in September. “We are continuing our protest from last month as we have not yet achieved any of the demands we asked for," the monk told Democratic Voice of Burma. .
Q&A: Gilmore Keeps It Real
SAN FRANCISCO Strategic consultant James H. Gilmore helped spawn global interest in experience-based marketing and design in 1999 as co-author of The Experience Economy. His latest book, written with Joseph Pine, is Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want (Harvard Business School Press, 2007), which contends that people crave genuine and authentic product experiences in a world that is increasingly commercialized and fake. As co-founder of 11-year-old Strategic Horizons, Gilmore, 48, a former Procter & Gamble manager, has worked with Marriott, Omaha Steaks and other marketers. Here he explains how artificial Christmas trees are more authentic than the living version and why companies should ditch experiential marketing and develop an honest sense of place. .
Needle injuries soar despite safety measures
NEEDLE injuries among Lothian health workers have risen by a quarter, despite the introduction of expensive "safety syringes". New figures state that at least one health service worker is accidentally injured by a sharp object every day - usually a needle, which can leave them in fear of infection from HIV or hepatitis. .
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