A major drive to revitalise apprenticeships in food and drink manufacturing has been launched by the sector skills council Improve....
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Electronics manufacturer Sanmina is cutting up to 300 jobs at its factory in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The US-owned firm...
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Royal College of Nursing survey finds 62% of nurses willing to take industrial action if pay award is unsatisfactory
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe majority of nurses would be willing to take industrial action if they receive an unsatisfactory pay deal this year,...
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Skills for Life programme helps 1.6 million adults gain basic qualification
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than 1.6 million people have gained basic skills qualifications through the government’s Skills for Life strategy, official figures have...
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AstraZeneca, the UK’s second largest pharmaceutical company, is to cut 700 manufacturing jobs in a major economy drive. The drugs...
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Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being forced to recruit overseas because there is such a dire lack of science graduates in...
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Bird flu costs 130 staff at Bernard Matthews 20 days’ work for one-off payment of £100
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBernard Matthews has laid off 130 workers just days after insisting that all jobs were secure in the wake of...
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Employees at Thomas Cook and MyTravel must wait to see who will lose their jobs after the tourism giants announced...
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Single parents could be forced back into work more than 10 years earlier than at present under new plans being...
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A nationwide week of action against government plans to axe 2,500 post offices kicks off on Tuesday 20 February, with...
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The John Lewis Partnership is planning to create 35,000 jobs in the next 10 years as part of its ambitious growth...
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Pay settlements have reached an eight-year high, rising to 3.5% in the three months to the end of January, according...
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PCS union members in Civil Service continue industrial action against Gershon reforms with work to rule
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherCivil servants have announced fresh industrial action in the row over public sector pay and job security.The Public and Commercial...
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The government has been forced to defend the unfair dismissal law in the face of increasing calls for the legislation...
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Conservative MPs seek debate on civil service HR after Treasury bullying claims
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Conservatives have called for a debate on HR management in Whitehall departments following a damning report into staff morale...