 |
 | |
 |
Order on state-run units to be amended: Andhra CMHyderabad, Aug 2: Under attack from the opposition and Left on a controversial order on reforms in public enterprises, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy today announced it would be amended to remove apprehensions about the retrenchment of workers."I have asked the chief secretary to study the order in depth and carry out needful amendments to dispel all doubts," Reddy told reporters here.Terming the opposition campaign against the order as "much ado about nothing", he said the order, issued by the Public Enterprises Department, had only talked about an action plan to improve the functioning of state-run units and mentioned an estimated figure of surplus staff."Let me make it clear that our government will not retrench any jobs nor will it close down any profit-making public sector undertaking. read more. Standard Chartered legal chief in move to DubaiStandard Chartered group head of legal David Brimacombe is jetting off to Dubai to take up a new position at the bank, leaving the organisation to search for a successor in London. Brimacombe is moving to the Gulf in the next few months to help drive forward the bank's operations in the region. The bank has not yet made a decision on his replacement in London. Meanwhile,Standard Chartered has hired its first-ever employment specialist. Rebecca Priestley will join the bank's London legal team from Simmons & Simmons in August. She will be looking after employment issues across all of the bank's 56 locations. Brimacombe said: "This is very much a global role. Rebecca will be working with the legal team and the HR team on employment issues across all our offices." The move comes as banks look to beef up their in-house employment capabilities in the wake of increased litigation for unfair dismissal or sexual discrimination. read more. Balfour wins Dubai road contractsBalfour Beatty, the UK's biggest construction company, said it won contracts valued at more than $187m to upgrade roads in Dubai. Balfour's jointly owned company, Dutco Balfour Beatty, will carry out the work to improve traffic flow in downtown Dubai city, the London based company said in a Regulatory News Service statement. . read more. Popping Off: It turns out that just talking about race is a four ..."The surest way to get called a racist in Seattle," said my friend and sage colleague, Melanie McFarland, "is to point out race." I did, and so I was. A few readers took issue with my description of the target market for the McMansions on Seattle's Street of Dreams in last week's column: the Whitey McWhitersons, aka Wasps. This was based on the many family portraits, the marketing equivalent of "Your Family Here" signs, scattered throughout the homes. . read more. United Bank Limited announces strategic initiatives in the Middle East and network expansion in new territoriesUnited Bank Limited (UBL), 51 percent owned by a consortium of Abu Dhabi Group led by H. H. Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Government of UAE, who is also the Chairman of the Bank and Bestway Group of UK headed by Sir Mohammad Anwar Pervez OBE, the Deputy Chairman of the bank, today announced its strategic initiatives in the Middle East and network expansion in new territories. . read more. Will Saudis Emulate Dubai's Development Bonanza?The grass is always greener on the other side. Saudi visitors and businessmen returning from Dubai seem to come back ever more impressed by the phenomenal growth and development taking place in that UAE emirate. They long for the day when the Kingdom emulates Dubai's apparent success. A major question, however, does Saudi Arabia really want to be another Dubai? Underneath the glitter and the sophisticated marketing and PR, glitches and cracks are beginning to appear in Dubai's so-called miracle development bonanza. It behooves Saudi Arabia to sit back and take note. Societies need to balance their economic development with transformation that takes into account internal social cohesiveness and responsibilities for the wider community. While Dubai has undoubtedly provided its native citizens with the trappings of a comfortable welfare state, a luxury lifestyle and seeming guaranteed employment, the desire and obsession to be the number one in many areas has also created social stress and uncertainty about core family traditions and values. read more. Schneider slams GibsonNew York: Actor Rob Schneider publicly announced that he would never work with Mel Gibson due to the anti-Semitic remarks he made when he was arrested recently.According to hollywood.com, Schneider took out an ad in Variety titled "An Open letter to the Hollywood Community". It said: "I, Rob Schneider 1/2 Jew, pledge from this day forth to never work with Mel Gibson, actor-director-producer and anti-Semite." He went on to add that even if he were offered a role in "Passion Of The Christ 2" he would still turn it down. He also praised Hollywood talent manager Bernie Brillstein for publicly saying that he would refuse to work with Gibson. Schneider closed the letter by saying: "Of course that would only be after I talked with my financial backers. Some of whom share Mr. Gibson's hankering for a good bottle of tequila. read more.Simply take a few minutes and you'll certainly pinpoint specifically the material that you are mindful for. If you genuinely desire to learn more about info related to Engineering Jobs In Dubai, then you must be calm and allocate the time necessary to unearth the chief sites to get the information.
|
Can't find what you're looking for?