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Survey Reveals that the UK Bribery Act is Ineffective for Construction
October 2013 - Construction
Despite the introduction of a tough new Bribery Act in the UK in 2010, corruption is still common in the country’s construction industry, according to respondents from a survey by the Charted Institute of Building (CIOB). Results show that three in… Read more...
Survey Finds Retail Bosses are Staying True to Stores
October 2013 - Retail
According to a report, conducted by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies, more than two thirds of industry executives believe that physical shops are still the most important way for their business to engage with customers, while half (47%) said stores… Read more...
Research Suggests Fewer Children are Reading in Spare Time
According to a National Literacy Trust survey, just over a quarter (28.4%) of 35,000 children from 188 schools said that they read outside of school. About the same number (26.6%) said they did not think their parents cared if they read. Half (50.3%) of those… Read more...
Survey Shows Museums are Cutting Staff and Increasing Volunteers
More than a third of museums and galleries cut staff last year, while nearly half increased the number of interns and volunteers, according to a survey by the Museums Association. In addition, the annual review found that school visits were down on average… Read more...
Stay At Home Parenting Loses Appeal Among Highly Educated
October 2013 - Education
According to a 2,022 person survey, carried out by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC), three quarters (76%) of Canadians believe stay at home parenting is best for children under six. Figures drop among people with higher levels of education,… Read more...
