Unions have urged the government to up its response to a call for increased training provision in the construction industry,...
Skills shortages
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Government peer-to-peer website aims to provide pool of skills resources
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new website which utilises social networking technology common to sites like Facebook has been set up to help employers...
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A shortage of top-class number-crunchers is driving a surge in financial outsourcing, according to an expert.Brian Pitman, senior advisor at...
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Occupational health standards have been published for the construction industry, giving employers benchmarks against which to measure their activities for...
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Skills minister David Lammy to announce Train to Gain expansion plans
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSkills minister David Lammy will reveal expansion plans for the ailing Train to Gain scheme in the next fortnight, he...
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More than four in 10 UK firms believe that a skills shortage represents a significant threat to their business, new...
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The skills shortage is currently being talked about as though it is a new thing that skills shortages never existed...
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Employers are using migrant workers to ‘cushion’ the impact of the skills shortage, rather than train the UK’s older workers,...
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This week we bring you a taste of what’s making the headlines in human resources, including:
Sainsbury’s HR chief Imelda...
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Education and skills topped the agenda in today’s Queen’s speech.The government plans to phase in the extend the education participation...
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Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Home Office u-turn adds to its woes
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFurther evidence of Home Office migration policy confusion has emerged with an apparent U-turn by the department on the controversial...
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A solicitor at a Yorkshire law firm has said that HR professionals working in the catering industry could face serious...
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Skills and employment strategy proposals revealed by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMayor of London Ken Livingstone has published proposals for London’s £560m skills and employment strategy.
The mayor’s London Skills and... -
More than 400 companies have now signed the government skills pledge to train their staff to Level 2 by 2010,...
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EU funding to help disadvantaged people in England into work or training has been slashed by half – despite the...