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		<title>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch boss blunders on brand identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Independent, estimates suggest that “around two-thirds of America’s clothes-buying population now fall into the plus-size category, generally deemed to be US size 14 and above”. But clothing brand Abercrombie &#038; Fitch has shown its disinterest ]]></description>
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		<title>Staffers to be stretched in wake of unemployment rise, says KPMG</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers are set to face increasingly stretched working conditions as firms strive to maintain their existing output amid tight constraints on recruitment. That is the assessment of KPMG partner and head of business services Bernard Brown, in the wake of this week’s revelation]]></description>
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		<title>Cherie Blair’s four Cs for female entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the work that she has carried out for her Foundation for Women, Cherie Blair has acquired a unique perspective on the challenges that face female entrepreneurs – especially the things that are holding women back from success in business. Here, she identifies four main]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea victory: can management instability actually help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Fawbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year to the day since they triumphed in the Champions League with a temporary manager, Chelsea did it again – beating Benfica 2-1 to win sister tournament, the Europa League. The victory means that the club]]></description>
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		<title>Has Nadine Dorries become unmanageable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Fawbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron is probably hoping that Nadine Dorries will get a return trip to the jungle, following her latest remarks this week. The Tory MP, who only recently had the whip restored following her unauthorised foray on to TV show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out ]]></description>
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		<title>Would an EU referendum be a sign of weak leadership?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politics is about value judgements. Good politicians balance technical advice with particular moral or ethical perspectives. They ponder the political implications of their own position to see how it fits with the prevailing mood. But in the end, having weighed up]]></description>
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		<title>Employers overlooking talent in applicants glut, says CIPD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Fawbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employment growth is expected to continue in the second quarter of 2013 – but will face job seekers with a “battleground”, according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The organisation’s findings reveal that]]></description>
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		<title>Is flirting in the office acceptable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Farah Dib</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flirting: you could say that it is a fact of life, and nigh-on unavoidable in the workplace. After all, there’s many a loving couple some distance into their marriages whose eyes first met across that printer that never quite seems to work properly. But in an environment where people are placing ]]></description>
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		<title>Why your company should have an age mix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Fawbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discrimination against older workers is on the rise, presenting the nation with a dilemma as their numbers are set to swell in the coming years. According to a survey carried out by cognitive neuroscientist and business-improvement strategist Dr Lynda Shaw, 58% of]]></description>
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		<title>First Lady: Cherie Blair on women’s leadership presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Cherie Blair was called to the Bar in 1976, women weren’t popular. “People would say to me, ‘Girls don’t do litigation because their voices aren’t suitable – they are too light, they don’t carry,’” she recalls. “Or, they’d say, ‘We don’t want a woman on this case – because the clients]]></description>
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