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This week Google, launched operations in China, a decision executives have agonized over because it will require the Internet firm to subject itself to self-censorship to comply with Chinese law. Google's agreement to censor itself and comply with Chinese government rules comes at the same time it's being lauded in the United States for refusing a Justice Department subpoena to turn over data about searches conducted on its site.. (Read More)

CollegeGrad.com, an entry level job site, announces the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2006. The list represents more than 145,000 jobs for the class of 2006, with a 9.1% increase in hiring over 2005.

Workplace Options, provider of work-life employee benefits in America, announced the availability of free online tax preparation and e-filing for its clients and employees using TaxACT, the value-leader in tax preparation software and services. According to the IRS, of the 66 million e-file returns done in 2005, 16.7 million taxpayers filed from a home computer — up 17 percent from 2004. With an expected increase again in 2006, WPO has chosen to partner with TaxACT, providing it's clients a free filing service as part of their work-life offerings.

BuyLookSell, Inc. released CaptiveLeads.com – a new web service enabling the employment industry to access substantial job candidate leads from newspapers online and print classifieds.

RW Benefit Communications, specializing in customized, total compensation statements, reports that the company has experienced a 51% of growth in activity over the past year,



Simply Hired, a search engine for jobs, and DirectEmployers Association, a nonprofit organization which operates JobCentral, announced a partnership to provide access to over four million job listings indexed by Simply Hired on JobCentral, employer-owned job board and employment website.



Deck Chairs

MEDirect Latino Inc., the national provider of direct-to-consumer Medicare reimbursed medical products focused exclusively on chronic diseases afflicting the Hispanic community, announced that it has filled a key management position through the hiring of. Dolores Ammirati to the position of Director of Human Resources. Her primary responsibility will be implementing the Company's employee growth and retention policy, while maintaining customer service and responsiveness, which has become the hallmarks of the Company's rapid acceptance by the Hispanic community.

MEDirect Latino recently added 34 employees, and expects to hire at a substantially stronger pace through the end of the quarter than previously projected, due to the increased customer response rate resulting from the national advertising campaign.

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UK:

• Welsh Workforce Boosted  A new report signifies that the drive for professionalism is encouraging students to enter social care in Wales. "Having a register of all qualified social workers in Wales is a significant milestone marking a further step up in securing high standards across the social care sector" states Mutale Nyoni, Chair, Care Council of Wales
  
  The Care Council for Wales will publish its annual report this week, announcing an increase in the number of students opting for a social work career. The results are attributed in part to measures taken to create a more professional image for the social worker, including increasing the availability of Social Work degrees in a switch from the old style diploma. ( CareandHealth.com)

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