Opinion
Union-led training is a boost to the UK economy
For every £1 spent on union-led training the economy gets £9 back, a new report reveals.
UK companies forced to reveal gender pay gap
Firms with 250 or more employees will have to publish their gender pay gap under measures being announced by the Government to tackle inequality.
Apprenticeships inquiry launched to tackle ‘skills gap’ in the UK
The Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy has launched an inquiry on apprenticeships.
Shifting business priorities create significant opportunities for HR
Cost management, talent management and boosting productivity remain top current priorities for HR and non-HR business leaders in 2015, finds new survey.
Versal launches collaborative peer-to-peer eLearning platform for enterprises
Versal, an open publishing platform for creating interactive online courses, has launched a powerful and interactive course.
A fifth of northern digital businesses have no female employees
One in five northern businesses surveyed by Manchester Digital employed no women at all.
Neuroscience in L&D and the key concepts
Understanding some basics of neuroscience to inform your everyday practice is something that Stella Collins invites us to think about.
Employees would rather clean the house than ask for a pay rise
British employees are much less likely to ask for a salary rise than those in other parts of the world this year, finds a new survey by specialist recruitment firm Robert Half.
Careers advice failing due to lack of funding and support, warns union boss
Careers advice and education is in desperate need of more funding and needs better support from employers, warns the general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Thousands of vacant jobs in UK automotive industry due to skills shortage
Up to 5,000 job vacancies in the UK automotive industry could occur due to a skills shortage affecting the sector, according to a new report published by the Automotive Council.
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