The Home Office last night warned employers about migrant workers – as it admitted it had employed an illegal worker...
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Human resources news and analysis including:Latest HR news and analysis including:
some interesting predictions regarding the career path of the...
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CBI backs government focus on English and maths in primary education
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe CBI has backed the government’s plan to focus on teaching English and maths in primary schools.Children’s secretary Ed Balls...
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A leading motor industry association has pledged to double the number of apprenticeships in the sector, following research showing that...
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Commission for Employment and Skills gets 10 business leaders on 20-strong list of commissioners
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has revealed the 20 commissioners who will be members of the new UK Commission for Employment and Skills...
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The government has set up a task force to find apprenticeship places for 10,000 young people on construction courses who...
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More small construction companies should be able to offer free training to staff next year if Parliament agrees to raise...
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The government has announced new funding, rising to at least £50m a year by 2010-11, for the skills needs of...
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Richard Lambert, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has called for “urgency” in tackling the UK’s underperformance in...
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Refugees could be the latest answer to plugging the UK skills gap, according to a government taskforce.One in three migrants...
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Cameron will give employers more independence in developing skills training
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherDavid Cameron has promised employers they would have more say in shaping training schemes to meet the Leitch vision under...
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Legal right to training to Level 2 should not cost employers a penny
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has assured employers they will not be hit in the pocket or lose staff despite plans to give...
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Employers are becoming increasingly interested in the skills of their staff since the Leitch Review was published, although leading business...
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A year on from the publication of the Leitch Review, new skills supremo Chris Humphries has admitted employers are still...
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High Court to rule on changes to visa regulations for highly skilled migrants
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThousands of skilled foreign workers and their employers were holding their breath last Friday as a judicial review of controversial...