Opinion
Ageing poses risk to Britain’s economy argue business leaders
A group of major national and international companies has signed an open letter and pledged to “work over the next five years to help make our ageing society and economy more sustainable.”
Aspiring chefs impress at Busy Bees Training’s cookery challenge
A group of aspiring young chefs from schools in Birmingham cooked up a storm in the kitchen at Harborne Food School in the final of the Busy Bees Training ‘Greens to Gourmet.’
Apprenticeships crucial to tackling youth unemployment, say policymakers and industry leaders
The European Commission together with various companies recently launched the European Pact for Youth last week in Brussels to improve the chances for young people of getting a job.
Women’s start-up businesses more likely to fail
More women are starting their own business than men in the UK for the first time ever with 14 per cent looking to hire more staff this year, according to Official National Statistics during the period of 2008-2015.
More than half of British workers favour employers that support volunteering
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, have today launched new research into employer-supported volunteering (ESV).
Spending Review to clarify future of apprenticeships
The future for apprenticeships will be revealed in the Government’s spending review next week – answering calls from employers represented by Semta to clarify plans sooner rather than later.
Government failure to help hauliers poses ‘real threat to the UK’s economic recovery’
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) asks the Government to help the freight sector address its driver shortage through additional funding in the Comprehensive Spending Review
QHotels explores brainwaves in ground-breaking experiment
The study of brain activity at conferences to track the changing thoughts, feelings and behaviours of organisers and attendees during a conference has been published by QHotels.
Women lack professional development opportunities, reveals Skillsoft survey
Women around the world are concerned that their employers are not doing enough to close the gender gap in leadership, according to a new survey of women in the workforce.
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