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EU declares war on public smoking

The European Commission stepped up its efforts to restrict smoking in its 25 member states by adopting a Council Recommendation calling on all member states to legislate to outlaw smoking in enclosed public spaces by 2012.

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FM BLOG

Help! My spreadsheet is melting!

Adam McNestrie blogs about the desert-like heat that is sapping his will to live and testing the mettle of FMs the country over. 02 July 2009 11:01:51

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Green shoots

Do you think that the FM sector is over the worst effects of the recession? Yes, the worst is over
No, the worst is not over

Features

Test of agilityUshering in a whole new take on the office environment BT is embracing the principles of agile working and claims to have shaped a happier, healthier workforce as a result

Deep and meaningfulIn order to ensure the multi-million pound investment into hospital deep cleaning was money well spent, trusts now need to maintain the focus on cleaning and incorporate lessons learned into their ongoing practices
We've seen it in the moviesThroughout the history of cinema the world of work has provided a backdrop to countless feature films. James Woudhuysen traces the way a setting as familiar as the workplace has been portrayed on the big screen

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