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boys. In addition he attended or sent a letter to every annual meeting of the society until his accession to the throne as George VI in 1936, at which point he became the organization's Patron. The
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161:. Its reports on various aspects of the labour market are often cited by the media. Ian Brinkley has replaced Stephen Bevan in the new position of director. In 2008 Stephen Bevan replaced Hutton as managing director, with Hutton becoming executive vice-chair. The Work Foundation was acquired in October 2010 by
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was filed in the High Court, citing a pension deficit. On 21 October 2010 the Work
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for over 23 million pounds, reviving the ailing balance sheet and saving the pension fund. The
Industrial Society was in turn renamed the Work Foundation in 2002, focusing on consultancy and advocacy. Pearson retired in February 2003, confident that the future of the charity, with its strong balance
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organisation and independent authority providing advice, consultancy and research on the future of work, improving the quality of working life, leadership, economic and organisational effectiveness. The foundation works with government, business organisations, the public sector, and not-for-profit
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sheet, was secured, based on a re-adjustment between the number of employees and their income generating potential, which subsequently did not occur. In 2008 Stephen Bevan replaced Hutton as managing director, with Hutton becoming executive vice-chair.
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during the first world war working as a civil servant dealing with the social conditions of the munitions workers. As a consequence he had gained first hand experience of appalling workplace conditions.
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