http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Gillian Career Gillian Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=411021&ca=Career Ballooning public debt is a problem for any country, and Alistair Darling has indicated that he is willing to tackle the issue head on. The British public will surely back any reforms that Darling brings to the table, but some of the reforms may be a little less palatable than others. While many peo... Career Gillian Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=405464&ca=Career In the old days the HR department was known as Personnel, and people who worked there were responsible for doing the paperwork for hiring and firings and leave and that was about it. Today not only is the role of the HR professional far more demanding than it’s ever been before, its also now seen as... Sports Gillian Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=403403&ca=Sports On June 23 2009, Setanta Sport Limited went into administration. This followed a period of rumours, denials and a series of surreptitious late-night meetings between management and investors and potential investors in a bid to stave off the inevitable. Setanta, it appeared, had bitten off more of th... Opinions Gillian Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=403405&ca=Opinions On May 21 2009, Ghurkhas veterans who had served in the British Army before 1997 won the right to settle in Britain, which had been previously denied to them. The battle for this right had gone on for years, but its turning point came when popular British actor Joanna Lumley became the public face o...