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Employer relief as mandatory Level 2 training threat is put back five years

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:05:00 GMT

The threat of employers having to provide mandatory training has been significantly delayed after the government pushed back the date by which the skills commission will report on the issue. Buried in the detail of Wednesda

Friday Podcast: Imelda Walsh on flexible working, Queen's speech latest and university sleeping...

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:58:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including: Imelda Walsh talks exclusively to Personnel Today on the flexible working review to extend the right to request flexbile

Flexible working request to be extended to training says Gordon Brown

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Gordon Brown used the draft Queen's Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training. Revealing his plans

Many graduates lack basic skills claims insurance industry

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Many graduates entering the financial services industry struggle with basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a survey by the Chartered Insur

Participation in adult learning falls on average by 3% says National Institute of Adult Continuing Education

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

The number of adults participating in learning in the past year has fallen, according to research published to coincide with Adult Learners' Week. A survey b

Female construction workers set to continue growing in numbers

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:10:00 GMT

The number of female construction workers is set to continue growing after training programmes targeting women saw surprising success. Sector skills council ConstructionSkills has been awarded further funding af

Friday Podcast: NHS executive pay, employee engagement and Michelle Mone

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:00 GMT

This week's special programme is recorded at the Human Resources Forum on board the Oriana cruiseliner. One NHS head of HR responds to Sir Gerry Robinson opening address about efficiencies in the NHS and in particular

More than £38bn spent on training to beat skills shortages

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT

Training spend per employee hit a record high last year, latest figures show. The National Employer Skills Survey 2007, published by the Learning and S

Lack of training to manage remote workers prevents flexible working

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Half of small business managers struggle to control home or remote workers' performance, research has revealed. Findings from the IT Sk

British Energy signs £10m deal with Flagship Training

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:34:00 GMT

British Energy has signed a £10m deal with the Royal Navy's training provider to torpedo the UK's nuclear skills crisis. Flagship Training will run an apprenticeship programme for the energy supplier for seven ye

Career fear forces employees to shun opportunity for flexible working

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

People are not taking up their right to request flexible working for fear it will damage their career prospects, research has revealed. The findings undermine HR director Imelda Walsh's long-awaited recommendations to the g

IT companies look to fill vacancies with recruits from diverse backgrounds

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

IT firms are increasingly turning to career changers to fill vacancies, according to a training provider. Computeach has placed its 100th student in employment in record time this year as the