...Charles Margerison; Dick McCann; Olivier Wyler Reports on how the Types of Work Index was used to ascertain roles of boutique managers in the LVMH group. Discusses what the different roles involve. Concludes that the exercise is a useful way for managers to share and compare information...

...Stephen King Reports on the publication of guidance to employers published by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, the national charity for personal safety. Endorsed by the Health and Safety Executive and others, the guidance offers help on policies and practices to tackle violence at work, risk assessment...

...Derek Portwood Work‐based learning, as with most major developments, needs the correct social and economic conditions, which now prevail. Looks at this in some depth and particularly Middlesex University′s role, because its academic approach rests on the principle of recognizing all learning...