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Canny thieves make a mint out of scrap metalAt about 4.30 every morning, the residents of one west London street are woken by a man raiding the skip outside a renovation site. He is searching for any scrap metal he can find - from the copper in old wiring to lead piping. Salvaging metal from building sites has become a competitive business. Everyday Nick, whose job is to lay lead on roofs, picks up about £15 worth in lead scrap, which he takes to a local merchant. There, he and fellow workers turn in any metal they find - in one case an old copper pan - just for the scrap value. . read more. Location mattersSpa and leisure facilities at Fujairahs first five-star beach resort, Le Meridien Al Aqah, are preparing for expansion, following three successful years of operation, according to Talar Hagopian, spa manager at the resort. The resort, which first opened in 2003, has set the benchmark for hotel operations in the emirate, and is soon to be joined by Rotana and Japanese hotel group JAL Hotels, which is set to open the Nikko Fujairah in December, as the Fujairah coastline becomes a favourite weekend and day destination for those living in the UAE. As local weekend and day visitor numbers continue to grow year on year, Hagopian is preparing to extend her spa facilities with the opening of more treatment rooms and is now busy promoting the resorts day spa offering. My new challenge is to market our day spa, or what we refer to now as Al Aqah Journeys, to the residents of Dubai and neighbouring emirates. read more. Work on Dubai World Central's first runway on targetDubai: Work on the first runway at the world's largest cargo airport - Dubai World Central International Airport (JXB) is on target for completion in the last quarter of 2007. "Progress is right on schedule with more than 10 per cent of the four and a half kilometre runway, which will be capable of handling the new generation Airbus A380 aircraft, completed in the past four months alone," said Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and President and Chief Executive of Emirates Group. "This first runway of a total of six will enable JXB and Dubai Logistics City (DLC) to commence operations as the world's largest freighter airport and cargo hub," he added Cruise ships: Dubai added to Black Watch's list Dubai: Black Watch, a leading European cruise operator, will add Dubai on its cruise itineraries calendar. read more. Bahrain Blaze Survivors to Sue Construction FirmBahrain, Aug 5: The survivors of Sundays labour-camp fire in Bahrain, in which 17 Indian workers lost their lives and nine were injured, have decided to file a class action civil suit against their employer, the Royal Tower Construction Company. The survivors have refused to go back to work unless the company improves their living conditions, according to a report in the Gulf Daily News newspaper. The case would be in addition to criminal charges that are expected to be pressed against the company, the report quoted Indias Ambassador to Bahrain Balkrishna Shetty as saying. The workers case could lead to payout of hundreds of thousands of Bahraini dinars by the company to the workers, he said. Investigations are now under way by the public prosecutor to ascertain whether there was criminal intent and charges are expected to be filed in a few days, Shetty told a press conference. read more. DIFX and Bahrain Stock Exchange sign Memorandum of UnderstandingA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) to develop and strengthen capital markets activity in the region. The MoU was signed by Fouad Rashid, BSE's Director, and Nasser Alshaali, Chief Operating Officer of the DIFX. The MoU aims at strengthening and increasing cooperation between both parties in areas relating to exchange of expertise and information by both parties. The MoU will work on increasing awareness among both parties market participants regarding the legal framework and investment opportunities available in both bourses. It also encourages listed companies in both stock markets to cross list their securities. The MoU encourages both parties to jointly organize training programs and enhances relations and cooperation between market participants operating on both stock exchanges Mr. 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.The mindset that reliable research is impossible to track down is unreasonable. Our site has collected material dealing with top Accounting Dubai Job and compiled it together at an easy to use place.
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