STEM
Learnability: Is LQ the new IQ?
The concepts of IQ and EQ (emotional quotient) are well known by HR leaders, but should they be focusing their...
RB opens £200m innovation hub in Hull
Health and hygiene supplier RB, formerly Reckitt Benckiser, today opens a £200m centre in Hull as a “magnet” for the best scientific talent with 200 new jobs created.
‘No gimmicks’ – how to attract more women into tech
More than a third of recruits to companies under the wing of Stockholm tech investor Sting are women. How has this been achieved in a sector notoriously male dominated?
Labour proposes free retraining to tackle ‘skills crisis’
Labour will provide free lifelong retraining for all if it gets into power in next month’s general election.
It pledged...
Staff ‘sabotaging’ robot co-workers, study finds
Employees are “sabotaging” robots in their workplaces because of fears they will replace their jobs, researchers have found.
According to...
Robots and automation: UK lags behind G7
Entire regions of the UK face being left behind and British businesses could find themselves being uncompetitive, unless the government...
International graduates offered two-year work visa
International graduates will be able to stay in the UK for two years to find work under a new immigration...
Boris Johnson’s fast-track visas for scientists criticised
A fast-track visa route to help employers attract the “brightest and best” international scientists has been put forward by Boris...
Technical qualifications to be revamped to boost uptake
Level 4 and 5 qualifications are to become Higher Technical Qualifications under new proposals.
How Philip Morris International’s workforce adapted to deliver new a strategy
When Philip Morris International wanted stop making the product that made it what it is today, it needed to ensure its staff were on board.
Expand shortage occupation list to meet skills needs
The shortage occupation list should be expanded to allow more migrant workers to fill a wider range of health, IT...
‘Gender-neutral’ ads to encourage female STEM apprentices
The government is to consider using “gender-neutral language” in apprenticeship standards to ensure women are not deterred from training for...
Overeducation blights careers across UK
New data released by the Office of National Statistics has shown that almost a third of graduates have more education than is required for the jobs they are doing.
Reliance on agency workers increases as confidence in economy drops
UK employers are increasingly likely to hire agency workers amid continuing falls in confidence in the economy, according to the...
Government extends group of occupations exempt from £30,000 visa threshold
The government has announced an extension to the number of professions that will be exempt from the proposed £30,000 minimum...
