Chris Tarrant has been responsible for many things – including a few rich pub quiz bores and a boot-shaped hole...
Skills shortages
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Doubts cast on Highly Skilled Migrant Programme as Abbey bank rejects worker for being on the scheme
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFresh concerns have been voiced over the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme (HSMP) after a worker was turned down for a...
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The medical and teaching professions top the list of preferred career choices British parents wish for their children, while construction...
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Macdonald Hotels is investing £700,000 and creating 30 new jobs by launching a new education and training centre in Scotland....
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City salaries are set to soar again this year as employers face up to a growing recruitment challenge.More than half...
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The government is urging closer working ties between skills brokers and employers in an effort to increase the take-up of...
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The UK haulage industry is expected to undergo a recruitment drive this year with a particular focus on new drivers,...
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Immigration minister Liam Byrne criticised over Australian-style points system
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherImmigration minister Liam Byrne has attracted further criticism after announcing a timetable last week for the UK to adopt an...
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Time is running out for British businesses to tackle the burgeoning skills famine threatening to blight the economy, UK skills...
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A report has revealed that UK intensive care units for new-born babies are understaffed by more than a third and...
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Council’s ‘Skills for Life’ programme extended Council-wideBroxbourne Council has recently extended its ‘Skills for Life’ programme to the whole Council,...
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Scarcely an hour passes without someone bemoaning the quality of the education system in this country. Yet much of this, often ill-informed, criticism is missing the economic point.
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Nearly four in 10 UK employers are struggling to fill positions due to a lack of staff with the right...
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About four in 10 (38%) UK employers are struggling to fill positions because of skills shortages, according to research by...
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‘Bogus self-employment’ in the construction industry is leading to huge skills shortages and increasing demand for migrant labour, a union...