Sweet & Maxwell acquires Income Data Services.Sweet & Maxwell (London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. ), a unit of Thomson Corp., has acquired Income Data Services (IDS; London), a provider of human resource research and information services See Information Systems. in the U.K. No terms of the deal were given. IDS is an independent provider of information and services, including publications, conferences, training and research services focusing on employment-related areas, including employment law, pay and labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience issues, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. policy and practice, executive rewards, and pension and benefits. The acquired company will complement Sweet & Maxwell's Consult GEE gee 1 n. The letter g. gee 2 interj. Used to command a horse or ox to turn to the right. intr.v. (London) unit, a company that is the leading provider of online regulatory information in the U.K. with coverage of all aspects of the law, including human resources, health and safety, payroll, compliance, financial management and environment. Thomson Legal & Regulatory International (TLRI) president Mike Boswood said the purchase of IDS supports the company's desire to become "the leading provider of integrated information services to the regulatory markets worldwide." |
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