Tom Gorman
Monday, 10th March 2008
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Melissa Hancock -
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Homeworking opens the door to a whole new pool of employees, says Tom Gorman.
Melissa Hancock talks to Tom Gorman who initially banned homeworking as he didn't believe it would be effective. However, he eventually succumbed to the needs of his workforce: "Half the women have kids. They wanted flexibility. Email is the most important method of communication in our work, so I knew it was possible to work from anywhere."
To his delight, he has found productivity is the same, and loyalty to his firm has increased.
Senior care franchise fills gap in market
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Testing is crucial for new social networking site
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Does the Lightning car have electric appeal?
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The financial market today
By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 10:47am GMT
Share prices tumble further. Brown calls for global support for failing banks. And Pesto thinks its only going to get worse.
Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling
By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 5:11pm GMT
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Global financial crisis: what next?
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I received a text from an investment banker friend this morning who, it has to be said, is master of the understatement.
Interest rates: the reaction
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Was today’s global interest rates cut “one of the big, pivotal moments for the economy”?
