Subject: Re:locate Extra Issue 86 - March 2013
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| Re:locate Extra, Issue 86, March 2013 In this issue, we bring you a roundup of measures announced in last week’s Budget, and assess what they mean for mobility. We analyse key themes from the Worldwide ERC APAC Summit in Shanghai, and report on the UK Government’s go-ahead for a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, the growing risks to companies caused by the failure of business travellers and short-term assignees to comply with immigration and tax rules, and support for UK retailers venturing into global markets. And much more! With the Easter break and the announcement of the shortlists for this year’s Re:locate Awards both imminent, it’s time to book your places for the Gala Awards Dinner on Thursday 9 May if you haven’t already done so. Tickets for this popular event are selling fast; don’t miss out! See below for details.  The spring edition of Re:locate magazine is out this week. In this special managing global people issue – which has a sophisticated new design – topical features include: developing the women leaders of tomorrow; how to manage the younger generation of globally mobile employees; London and its property scene; harnessing serviced accommodation as a flexible solution for international assignees and business travellers; and the challenges posed by emerging markets to HR, relocation suppliers, and relocatees. Plus we bring you coverage of technology, international relocation policy and education issues, and, last but not least, the shortlists for the Re:locate Awards 2012/13.Happy Easter to all our readers. Fiona Murchie Managing Editor
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The UK Government gave planning approval on Tuesday afternoon for the construction of Britain's first nuclear reactors in a generation, writes David Sapsted.
The risks to companies' reputations and commercial activities are growing because of the failures of business travellers and short-term assignees to comply with ever-changing immigration and tax rules in the countries they are visiting, a seminar in London has heard.
The UK Government is backing Britain’s retailers in their bid to expand into fast-growing and lucrative overseas markets.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report has found that 256,000 new school places still need to be provided in England by 2014/15 to meet increased need.
A British company is moving its noodle production from China to the UK this summer because of rising production and transport costs in the Far East.
The UK has relaxed some of its immigration laws regarding senior executives and ‘elite’ graduates.
Pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca is to establish a new purpose-built global R&D centre and corporate headquarters in Cambridge, UK, by 2016.