Manufacturing, construction, food and drink, and financial services will be the first industries to set up National Skills Academies to address skills gaps.
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The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has been successful in its bid to create a national financial services academy.
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Lone parents must attend quarterly work-focused interviews to help them keep in touch with the world of work.
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Storms land US with major unemployment headache as thousands forced onto benefits.
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MP expense claims have risen by more than £2m in the past year
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In a bid to tackle the growing problem of bullying in the workplace, Amicus and the government have launched Europe's biggest anti-bullying drive
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UK talent is packing up and heading for the US, Canada and Australia.
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The government is urging London's employers to fill skills gaps using refugee talent.
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The UK is one of the most productive countries in the world depending on which sector you work in, according to an international survey by the Institute for Employment Studies
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Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has announced 900 job cuts - almost a quarter of its workforce.
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Pay rises of at least 4.5% are needed next April to maintain the number of NHS doctors, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.
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The Jobcentre network could outsource the majority of its employment services to the voluntary and private sector, according to the minister for work.
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Health secretary announces successful introduction of Agenda for Change for 800,000 healthcare staff
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Union predicts nurse appeals against pay banding under Agenda for Change
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAgenda for Change apay ppeals likely as nursing unions anticipate unrest
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Unions and the government have reached agreement on public sector pensions.