David Woods

Employers must push the benefits of apprenticeship schemes to GCSE students, says AELP

Employers have been urged to better market their apprenticeship programmes to GCSE students.

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Boots UK launches apprenticeship scheme as an alternative to university

Boots UK is launching a new 18-month business apprenticeship programme for students who have completed their A-levels.

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BCC: Government must make it easier for businesses to create jobs to boost 0.2% growth

The less than encouraging growth figures for the second quarter of 2011, has put yet more pressure on the Government to help businesses create jobs, according to the British Chambers of Commerce...

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Higher than average staff turnover in the charity sector puts pressure on HR departments, according to Agenda Consulting

Staff churn in the charity sector has dropped in the last 12 months, but turnover in among third sector staff is still higher than their private and public sector counterparts, putting the pressure on...

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British Retail Consortium: retail staff are the 'forgotten victims' of the riots

Employees in the retail sector are the "forgotten victims" of this month's riots, according to The British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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Argos partners with Tui UK to place summer holiday staff in its stores for the Christmas period

Argos has launched its annual Christmas recruitment campaign to employ 12,000 festive staff to work in its stores.

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FTSE 100 firms miss out on growth opportunities in China due to lack of cultural understanding, according to Blackwood Group report

The under-representation at board and senior management levels of individuals with real expertise in the "strategically critical" China market represents a serious commercial risk, according to a...

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The Law Society: greater flexible working will not come without a cost

Greater flexible working has advantages for both employers and employees – but it doesn't come without a cost, according to The Law Society.

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ITV pension deal heralds the start of a new de-risking trend

As pressure continues to mount on corporate pension schemes, a new market is taking off in pension risk management deals which hedge specific risks such as rising life expectancies.

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CMI warns employers to put a contingency plan in place to limit riot damage

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has urged employers to use the example of the recent riots, to put a business contingency plan in place within their organisations, to limit damage in the...

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London School of Business and Finance guarantees students a job after graduation

Students joining a new undergraduate programme at London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) will be guaranteed a graduate level, full-time position within six months of graduation.

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Nottingham City Council plans to save £154,000 through changes to staff holiday

Nottingham City Council plans to save £154,000 each year by giving employees the option to sacrifice part of their monthly salary in order to gain more holidays, spreading the cost over 12 months.

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