Boosting the quality and quantity of apprenticeships through construction SMEs will be the key focus of the new National President of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

A third of young people (32%) aged 16 to 21 in the UK aren’t confident about finding a job in the next few years and lack information about local job opportunities (35%), according to a new report published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and EY Foundation - Age of Uncertainty: Young people’s views on the challenges of getting into work in 21st century Britain.  

The Department for Education has not set out how it will use the increase in apprenticeship numbers to deliver improvement in productivity, and how it will influence the mix of apprenticeships in order to deliver the most value, according to the National Audit Office.

Growing employer demand for apprenticeships is creating a “huge opportunity” for education and training providers, according to a new further education white paper published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Commenting on the latest report by Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:

The largest teachers union has commented on the latest report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Research released today by the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR reveals that men are more likely than women to have been promoted into senior and higher paying management roles in the past year, with no progress made on reducing the 23% gender pay gap.  

Security provider Showsec's refusal to sign agreement with GMB branded 'intolerable'

New apprenticeship funding proposals announced today by the Government look like a ‘fair settlement for small employers’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). 

Third largest Labour Party affiliate announces support for leadership candidate following membership ballot

The Executive Remuneration Working Group has today issued a Final Report proposing ten recommendations to rebuild trust in executive pay structures in the UK, following consultation with over 360 investors, asset owners and company employees.

Paul Green, director of Saga's communications, comments on today's Labour Market Statistics. 

There are renewed calls for the 200 NHS workers and academics, who risked their lives in combating the deadly Ebola virus disease in West Africa, to receive the more than £4,000 bonus that was paid to colleagues working for Public Health England (PHE).

The Welsh Government needs to urgently engage with the construction sector regarding how the UK-wide apprenticeship levy will be invested back into training and skills in Wales, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cmyru.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is delighted at the announcement from the Business Department (BiS) that they have agreed funding for three apprenticeships in England for lorry driving, traffic office and warehouse operative.

Conservative MP Mark Pritchard writes that EU migration & a vibrant economy a 'two sides of the same coin' and urges against 'pulling up the jobs drawbridge' by leaving.

Exeter University Business School's Senior Lecturer, Stephen Taylor, writes that 19,000 EU regulations affecting workers' rights cannot be repealed - in the event of a Leave vote - until any future government chooses to do so.

Tory peer Lord Holmes calls upon parliamentarians to support his PMB to outlaw unpaid internships and consign the practice to the classics.   

Growth in apprenticeship numbers in Scotland could be scuppered unless the Scottish Government commits to ring-fencing the new UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy for training, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland has warned.

With Lord Lennie today asking the Government how it intends to improve the completion rate of apprenticeships, the Chartered Insurance Institute has issued the following comment:

Politicians, industry experts and entrepreneurs came together recently at the IPSE Policy Conference to discuss how self-employment can be supported and championed in the UK. Padraig Carroll from Dods Monitoring reports on the day's events.

An extensive report published today by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) attempts to understand why productivity in the construction sector has stalled, and how this affects productivity in the wider economy.

As part of its continued work to encourage a diverse profession, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is supporting the Birmingham and London Pride festivals for a second year.