Business In the Community Media Round Up
23/07/08
 

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Women help those below to crack glass ceiling
Financial Times, p8

Women have a much better chance of breaking through the US corporate glass ceiling if they work for companies that have several female board directors, according to research 

 
 
New right to 'flexitime' for 4.5 million parents
The Independent, p5

The government is to encourage more fathers to work part time or flexible hours so that they can spend more time with their children. Ministers will promise to extend the right to request flexible working to an extra 4.5 million people in talks with trade unions and Labour activists this weekend.

 
 
Health chiefs call for ban on alcohol happy hours and extra-large glasses
The Times, p19

Pubs and clubs will be forced to tackle Britain's so-called “booze culture” with bans on happy hours, discount drinks and extra-large glasses of wine under government plans. 

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