Improving the productivity of healthcare workers is akin to tackling climate change, according to NHS Employers director Steve Barnett.With both...
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Conference news: Skills for Prosperity conference, 6 March, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London
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Chancellor Gordon Brown seeks employer support for welfare reform plans
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherGordon Brown met with employers last week to enlist their support for a decade of welfare reforms. The chancellor threw...
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The National Probation Service is aiming to hire 560 new trainee probation officers as part of a recruitment drive across England and...
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The European Council has agreed to follow the UK’s lead and reduce red tape arising from EU law by 25%.
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CBI calls for twice as many science and engineering students to beat future skills shortage
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe UK will have a shortage of scientists and engineers unless it doubles the proportion of graduates doing these subjects...
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Construction union UCATT slams low pay for ageing craftsmen working in prisons
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLow pay and an ageing workforce are creating a maintenance “time bomb” in Britain’s prisons, construction union UCATT has warned.
The...
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“I expect education, skills and training will replace even health as the government’s primary focus in the next budget. For...
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Home secretary John Reid announces government plans for tougher sanctions over employing illegal staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCompanies employing illegal workers face tougher sanctions under new government plans announced by home secretary John Reid. A new cross-government...
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Government plans to keep children in school or workplace training schemes until they are 18
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government will this month publish plans to raise the compulsory education age to 18.
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The government has caved to criticism about changes to the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) recruitment programme and agreed to review the...
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Northern Ireland: Is there still a big divide between Protestant and Catholic workers?
by Ross Bentleyby Ross BentleyNorthern Ireland is a country on the up.
Dogged by sectarian violence for more than a quarter of a century,...
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Equalities review recommends public service contracts should be awarded on basis of diversity
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMulti-million pound contracts could soon be won or lost on the diversity of a company’s workforce.
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Freud review of welfare to work recommends greater use of private and voluntary sectors
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA radical review of the welfare system carried out by David Freud has suggested greater use of the private and voluntary...
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Luxury retailer Burberry has offered to give special ‘loyalty bonuses’ to staff at its factory in Rhondda, South Wales, before...