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    Academics urge employers to use older workers to fill skills gaps as more mature staff put off retirement

    by Louisa Peacock 25 May 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 25 May 2007

    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 to offer Skills for Life training to all its 7,000 employees

    by Gareth Vorster 25 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 May 2007

    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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    Government sets aside £4.3bn to train the NHS workforce

    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007

    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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    London Underground maintenance contractor Metronet Rail to axe up to 290 full-time administrative and middle management posts

    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007

    Metronet Rail will axe up to 290 full-time administrative and middle management positions as part of a streamlining exercise.The firm responsible...

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    TUC calls on government to protect workers and the UK economy from excesses of private equity takeovers

    by Mike Berry 24 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 24 May 2007

    The TUC is calling on the government to introduce a set of measures to deal with ‘threats’ to the economy...

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    Ernst & Young survey finds Financial and business services jobs account for more than half of new positions created over the past decade

    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007

    Financial and business services jobs account for more than half of new positions created over the past decade, a new...

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    College lecturers reject pay offer that fails to close gap with teachers

    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 May 2007

    Unions representing college lecturers and support staff have rejected a pay offer by their employers, which falls short of the...

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    Tesco faces nationwide logistics strike after giving ultimatum to Scots drivers

    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007

    A ‘sign up to cuts or be sacked’ ultimatum handed out by Tesco to 126 distribution drivers in Scotland has...

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    CIPD and KPMG research shows only half of firms plan to make the skills pledge recommended by the Leitch Review

    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007

    Research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)  and professional services firm, KPMG, supports employer criticism of the flagship skills...

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    Manufacturing body the EEF calls for significant revamp of the Regional Development Agencies

    by Greg Pitcher 22 May 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 22 May 2007

    A “significant revamp” of the Regional Development Agencies (RDA)  is needed to tackle poor economic performance outside the South East, an...

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    AstraZeneca to shed 300 marketing jobs, following February’s announcement of 700 manufacturing job cuts

    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 May 2007

    Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is to axe 300 jobs from its UK marketing division, following a review of its activities.It follows...

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    Unions accuse Gordon Brown of siding with business rather than workers

    by Personnel Today 22 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 22 May 2007

    Gordon Brown has been accused of siding with big business against workers as unions gear up for a major assault on...

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    Barnfield College to run 24/7 training at London Luton Airport

    by Gareth Vorster 21 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 21 May 2007

    A £120,000 training facility at London Luton Airport has been approved by the English skills promotion body the Learning and...

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    Travelodge to add 10,000 employees to workforce in £3.5bn investment in new hotels

    by Gareth Vorster 21 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 21 May 2007

    Travelodge plans to create 10,000 jobs after it announced that it is to invest £3.5bn in new hotels.

    The hotel chain...

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    Medical profession ‘on the edge’ says BMA chairman Jim Johnson, quitting amid escalating junior doctors recruitment row

    by Greg Pitcher 21 May 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 21 May 2007

    Outgoing British Medical Association chairman Jim Johnson described the medical profession as “on the edge” last night as he quit in...

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