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Articles tagged with: Employment
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Economy
By David Burrowes
Transparency ‘essential’ to tackle disability employment gap
Annual reporting and specialist employment support is needed to halve the disability employment gap, says David Burrowes MP.
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
A third of construction firms are turned off by taking on apprentices, warns FMB
A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report Defusing the skills time bomb published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute comments on the Apprenticeship levy
Petra Wilton, director of strategy and external affairs for the Chartered Management Institute, commented on the Chancellors plans for an Apprenticeship levy:
Women and low pay
Economy
By Ruth Cadbury MP
Women and low pay
Labour MP, Ruth Cadbury, says "more needs to be done to recognise the value in women’s work in addition to increasing pay."
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Health
By Mind
Mind responds to research looking at the impact of the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment has taken its toll on the mental health of the nation, according to a study published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health.
Chartered Manager Degree will ensure management becomes a profession ‘in its own right’ Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Manager Degree will ensure management becomes a profession ‘in its own right’
Businesses, universities and senior civil servants attended the launch of the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship on the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons.
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Economy
By Law Society
Law Society recommends minimum salary for trainee solicitors
The Law Society is recommending that, as a matter of good practice, providers of training contracts should pay their trainees a minimum salary of 20,276 in London and 18,183 outside of London.
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Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Nestlé and Serco first employers to train professional managers through new Degree Apprenticeship
Launch of new Government-backed Degree Apprenticeship will tackle the ineffective managers draining British productivity
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Economy
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local Team Leader Takes Starring Role in Advertising Campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises celebrates Peterborough employee in new regional advert.
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Economy
By Law Society
Law Society publishes equal pay guidance for law firms
Equal pay is a legal obligation, says Law Society.
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Education
By Heathrow
Heathrow Academy celebrates eleventh year and saving taxpayers £8 million
Heathrow Airport has directly contributed more than 4 million to skills and training at the Academy
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Health
By Age UK
Age UK urges Osborne to bring social care 'back from the brink'
In response to a newreport on the impact the National Living Wage will have on thecare sector,Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK warns that without extra funding the results 'could be disastrous'.
National Living Wage will cause ‘care catastrophe’ – new report Partner content
Health
By Allied Healthcare
National Living Wage will cause ‘care catastrophe’ – new report
Government support will be needed to stave off catastrophe in the care sector due to the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW), the UK’s leading care home provider has found. 
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Economy
By Road Haulage Association
Employment tax fraud a serious concern, says RHA
Fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers is becoming a serious concern for the transport industry, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) warns.
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Economy
By KPMG LLP
Six million Brits are earning less than a Living Wage
Some 5.84 million people are paid less than the Living Wage, according to new research published today by KPMG:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Ofsted report on apprenticeships
Commenting on the publication of Ofsteds report Apprenticeships: developing skills for future prosperity, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
Automatic enrolment: the payroll perspective
As the automatic enrolment process is becoming a reality for 1.3m SMEs in the UK, it is timely to understand just what sort of impact this will have on small businesses.
Complex pension system puts off savers - new poll Partner content
Economy
By Saga
Complex pension system puts off savers - new poll
New poll reveals that suspicion of future government changes and a complex pensions system are causing people to avoid saving more for retirement. 
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Environment
By GMB
With nine power stations closing GMB warn of UK Government and National Grid complacency over risks of widespread power blackouts
The Government secret plans called Operation Black Start to cope in the event of widespread power blackouts will not be much help says GMB
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
The CIPP encourages saving through payroll to support International Credit Union day
The call by the CIPP follows recent research conducted which showed that 55% of respondents would like their employer to offer saving through payroll.
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Economy
By GMB
Job losses at Redcar Steel and JCB are dark clouds on horizon with 1.7 million still out of work in the UK
Employment growth is likely to slow as large cuts in public sector employment kick in and as lower paid workers seek more hours to make up for cuts they face in tax credits says GMB
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Economy
By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
CIPP payslip survey results released
The CIPP have been undertaking the payslip survey each year since 2008 to try to understand the long-term trends affecting employee payslips.
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Economy
By Mind
Government back-to-work scheme failing thousands with mental health problems
The latest statistics* from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that less than 9 per cent of people with mental health problems currently being supported by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) have been helped into a job by the Work Programme, the Governments flagship back-to-work scheme.
Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse Partner content
Economy
By Mind
Work Programme’s ‘punitive approach’ makes mental health worse
CEO of the charity Mind, Paul Farmer, says bold changes are needed to help people with mental health problems into work.