A study of ex-offenders’ work prospects has called for a national communication strategy to influence employers’ attitudes to hiring ex-offenders.The...
Economics, government & business
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Employers have heaped further criticism on the flagship skills pledge recommended by the Leitch Review as the government finally announced...
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Rob Moss, Mike Berry and Louisa Peacock preview this week’s Personnel Today, including stories on the Leitch review, equal pay...
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Communication Workers Union condemns the government’s decision to close 2,500 post offices across the UK
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Communication Workers Union (CWU) has condemned the government’s decision to close 2,500 post offices across the UK as a...
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Retailers fear councils will use new fixed penalties for trading and environmental health failings to generate more revenue from businesses
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryNew legislation handing local authorities the power to issue parking-style fines to businesses for breaching trading and environmental health rules...
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Prisoners will benefit from a programme of employment-focused learning and skills training to reduce re-offending, the Department for Education and...
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Demand outstrips supply as City recruitment firm Morgan McKinley survey shows jobs market is booming
Vacancies in London’s financial services sector increased by 27% in April compared to the same period last year, according to...
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Part-time women bear the brunt as number of unemployed rises to 1.7 million
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of people unemployed in the UK has risen during the first three months of the year, official figures...
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The government is to target cheating employers with a new regime of fines if they pay below the national minimum...
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Skills envoy Sir Digby Jones has warned UK businesses that unless they rise to the challenge of the new global...
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Public and Commercial Services Union members vote for co-ordinated strikes with National Union of Teachers and Unison
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA joint strike by teachers, nurses and civil servants could spoil Gordon Brown’s first summer as prime minister, after union...
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Eight out of 10 employers claim they are actively tackling pay gaps between men and women, research has found. A...
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Plans to axe more than 10% of Nottinghamshire County Council’s HR team will leave the authority in a complete “mess”,...
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The CBI Â is on a collision course with trade unions over the ongoing dispute across the Civil Service – after...
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Six out of 10 workers in the UK’s private sector are male, while women dominate in the public sector (65%)...