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21 Apprentices from Horizon’s suspended Wylfa Newdd new nuclear project will now continue their training as part of the construction of Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
Insurance specialists Aon will be the headline sponsors of National Freelancers Day 2019, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) have announced.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), in a survey conducted between 6 November and 4 December 2018 of 940 UK based middle and senior management found that despite the gender pay gap (GPG) reporting requirements entering its second year, over two fifths (41%) of managers in large business were unaware whether their organisation published their GPG.
The Apprenticeship Levy is exacerbating the construction skills shortage and must be reformed urgently, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Vice chair of the Loan Charge APPG warns that evidence shows that if the Loan Charge comes in on the 5th of April as planned, there will be a disastrous impact on thousands of people, including bankruptcies, selling of family homes, loss of careers and worst of all, there have already been some suicides.
The heads of Britain’s top business and trade union groups have issued a joint call for Theresa May to change course on Brexit and avoid crashing out of the EU with no deal.
Ministers have been accused of failing to acknowledge a "historic debt" to black soldiers who served in World War Two amid claims they were paid significantly less than their white comrades.
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed data showing more women are turning to self-employment than ever. It has, however, warned the government must recognise the importance of this sector to women and many others and do more to protect it.
Theresa May was handed a major boost today as official figures revealed the number of people in work has hit a new record.
Parliamentary watchdogs could be on the verge of an embarrassing climbdown after they sparked outrage over pay rises for MPs' staff, PoliticsHome can reveal.
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the Parliamentary vote opposing a no-deal Brexit. It has, however, warned that the self-employed and business more generally need a clear exit plan and real certainty from Parliament now.
An emergency funding boost to tackle the knife crime epidemic sweeping the country has been welcomed, but is not a long-term fix, says the National Chair of the Police Federation John Apter
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has partnered with the IHPA (the Independent Health Professionals Association) to campaign for the interests of independent professionals and against the changes to IR35.
With Scottish Apprenticeship Week in full swing, Graham Simpson MSP visited the Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) factory in East Kilbride last Friday, to meet some of the site’s latest apprentice recruits.
The bungled roll-out of Universal Credit has caused dire problems for thousands of people across the UK, says IPSE.
Labour staff in the Unite union have voted unanimously to reject a below-inflation pay offer from the party in a major embarrassment for Jeremy Corbyn.
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) welcomes the Business, Energy and Industrial Select Committee’s (BEIS) call to allow the Small Business Commissioner to fine companies who pay freelancers late.
The number of women turning to self-employment has risen by 57 per cent since 2008, a new report by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has found. That is more than double the increase in self-employed men in the same period, with two of the most common reasons for the change being better income (23%) and better work conditions (22%).
Having been awarded the B&CE’s Mowlem Award grant in 2018, Mates in Mind have launched their Apprentices’ Mental Health Survey to support improvements in the mental health of apprentices across the construction and related industries
Nearly one year on from the introduction of gender pay gap reporting, the latest analysis from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) reveals slow progress in closing the pay gap for female managers.
Women's Health and Inequalities Minister, Jackie Doyle-Price calls on both the NHS and wider society to do more to educate women about what's normal when it comes to their health and dispel ongoing myths to encourage an open dialogue between both men and women.
Today, like many other businesses around the country, IKEA will be celebrating International Women’s Day.
It is crucial to public trust in the justice system that the most senior and experienced among the Bar and on the bench are reflective of the society that they represent, says the Bar Council.
A Tory ex-policing minister has condemned the "injustice" suffered by parliamentary security guards who are set to strike in a dispute over working conditions.