They'll still be together even after C&A have called it a day

Added: (Wed Jan 31 2001)

Pressbox (Press Release) - KeyMS develops a unique website for C&A's ex-employees

The high street retail firm C&A recently launched an exclusive web site intended to assist its soon to be ex-employees following the planned closure of all of its UK outlets. Developed by KeyMS, www.la-canda.co.uk (Life After C&A), the first site of its kind, helps staff find employment and allows them to maintain contact with each other after they have left the company. Other useful features include: 5 Chat Rooms, Bulletin Board, Where are they now?, History of C&A, Events, Similar Interests.

Staff can fill in their CVs online and post them to www.CVs4UK.co.uk, a site which brings employers and recruitment firms in contact with jobseekers. Using a phonetic based search facility, the site also allows you to search through thousands of employee names even if you can't remember the exact spelling and then send an e-mail to the person without leaving the site.

"To have developed something helpful to the staff facing redundancy, a worrying time for anyone, was very rewarding.

Employers faced with redundancy problems in the future now know that there is a tailor-made solution they can provide their employees to alleviate the stress of the situation and help them along their way," says Andrew Chalmers, KeyMS CEO.

For the demo version of the site, go to http://devel.keyms.com/lacandapress/index.asp (userid=press1, password=password)

Notes

KeyMS are leaders in bespoke web application development. They write web application software for client sites (intranet, extranet & world wide web). These include complete systems, web interfaces to existing or specified applications or individual software modules to meet specific requirements.

The company's strategy is to act as a technical partner to new media companies, .com start ups, IT departments and other solutions providers either as a helping hand in overload periods, or as an outsource resource to those companies that do not possess web programming skills in-house.

For more details, go to www.KeyMS.com or tel: 01342 410223 e-mail: john@KeyMS.com