The government is to invest £90m into the national skills academy network in a bid to drive up the standard of...
Economics, government & business
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The influx of migrant workers to the UK has boosted the economy and is not having an adverse affect on...
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has created a task group to address the 175 million working days – and...
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The CBI has welcomed the appointment of Sir Michael Rake as chair of the new Commission for Employment and Skills, which...
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If sector skills councils are to succeed in their mission to help train the nation and meet demands in the...
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The UK financial services industry creates employment for three million people, with nearly half a million in banks alone, according...
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Cabinet office minister Hilary Armstrong launches review of how government consults with businesses, the third sector and citizens
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCabinet Office minister Hilary Armstrong has launched a review of how the government consults with businesses, the third sector and citizens when...
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The long-awaited skills pledge regained some credibility when Gordon Brown joined other political heavyweights, top employers and union leaders at...
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The Cabinet Office has been branded the worst government department when it comes to having adequate whistleblowing procedures in place.
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Next month’s smoking ban will lead to hundreds of job cuts in the country’s bingo halls, gambling group Gala Coral...
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Microsoft’s ‘Developing the Future’ report reveals scale of growing UK IT skills shortage
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe scale and speed of change caused by globalisation, coupled with a skills shortage in the UK IT industry, is...
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The City of London’s employment market has seen a 21% increase from 2006, according to new figures from Morgan McKinley.
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Milton Keynes investment agency Invest Milton Keynes has said investor interest is at its highest level for four years, leading...
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Education and skills secretary Alan Johnson has announced the first batch of organisations to sign up to the much hyped...
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The government today launches the long-awaited skills pledge today as part of its overall response to the Leitch Review, commissioned...