The government’s higher and further education policy has been slated by the joint general secretary of the University and College...
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Skills review author Lord Leitch accused of cronyism for contributing £5,000 to chancellor Gordon Brown’s campaign fund
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe founder of the ‘skills pledge’ Lord Sandy Leitch has been implicated in the Gordon Brown cronyism affair.The Electoral Commission...
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The proposed London Gateway port at the former Shell refinery at Shellhaven, Thurrock, in the Thames estuary has been given...
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Workers at supermarket chain Kwik Save have been left “shocked and devastated” after the company closed one-third of its stores, retail union...
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Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), the Chinese car manufacturer and owner of the MG plant at Longbridge, West Midlands reopened the...
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UK plc is closing the employment door on workers with no qualifications, but welcomes those with computer skills, research has...
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Unions and voluntary organisations have called for a new national bank holiday to be made in October to celebrate and...
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Government spells out obligations of trustees of pension personal accounts scheme
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government’s proposed system of personal accounts will be run by trustees who would be legally obliged to handle the scheme’s...
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All the grumbling about the Leitch Skills Pledge got Guru thinking. Rather than just moaning about the government’s call for...
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The government needs to develop a flexible skills pledge or face the “nightmare” of regulation, skills envoy Digby Jones has warned....
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Skills envoy Sir Digby Jones has slammed the government for wasting six months before launching the Leitch skills pledge.
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Employers must learn to appreciate the experience and expertise older people can bring to the workforce if they are to...
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Stockport Council will offer training for all of its 7,000 employees through a pledge to the GO North West Local...
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The government has set aside £4.3bn in funding for the training and development of the NHS workforce. The Department of...
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Metronet Rail will axe up to 290 full-time administrative and middle management positions as part of a streamlining exercise.The firm responsible...