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Apprentices lack inspiration
Young apprentices are dropping out of training because employers are not providing a sufficiently-rounded programme to inspire their interest, a prominent manufacturer warns.
Latest apprenticeship fund unveiled
A new £6 million round of government funding has been allocated to support thousands of degree-level higher apprenticeships.
Duvet day for 400,000
‘National Sickie Day’ will cost UK businesses more than £34 million, a business support specialist predicts.
Nameless CVs for fairer hiring
Businesses should encourage all job applicants to send in CVs that do not identify their name or ethnic background, says an employment law specialist.
TUC rallies against tribunal fees
Introducing fees to take claims to employment tribunals could be a huge barrier to equality at work, says the Trades Union Congress.
Jobs market to remain unstable in 2012
Unemployment has hit a 17-year high of 8.4 per cent, finds data.
Higher education not developing work skills
A fifth of UK employers believe school leavers make better employees than university graduates.
Forum supports education-level skills boost
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed government plans to improve how IT is taught in UK schools to better prepare young people for work.
Workers 'underused and demotivated' by lack of support
The underuse of skills in the UK is resulting in lost productivity both for businesses and the economy as a whole, argues a think tank.
Youth employment scheme backed by lobbying group
The Confederation of British Industry has formally backed the government's £1 billion Youth Contract programme aimed at ensuring ‘every young person in the UK is in education or employment’.
Employee pay rewards stagnant in 2011
The majority of company staff saw their pay packets remain static or shrink in 2011.
Employment opportunities on the rise
Job opportunities were 17 per cent higher in December compared to the same period in 2010 and more than a fifth higher than two years ago, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
Lawyers fear 'hire and fire' culture following HR proposals
More than three quarters of employment lawyers believe the proposed employment law reforms announced last month will lead to a ‘hire and fire’ culture within small businesses.
Jobs market on 'dangerous trajectory'
Unemployment will only stop rising when businesses regain their confidence, an industry expert says.
SMEs fear EU pension plans
Proposed EU pension regulations could add significantly to business costs at a time when pension deficits are already holding back company performance, research finds.
