David Woods

Barclaycard opens applications process for grants to help lone parents back to work

Barclaycard has today opened its applications process for its Horizons Education programme, which aims to provide funding to help lone parents back to work.

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CIPD and Jobcentre Plus launch guide to help employers improve work experience for job seekers

The CIPD and Jobcentre Plus have said the quality of work experience in the UK needs to improve in order to increase the employability of young people and to dispel negative perceptions towards...

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Employees face saving for 18 years to get on the property ladder as salaries are "drastically" out of kilter with house prices

Average house prices are drastically out of step with salaries at almost seven times the annual national wage, mortgage payments are as high as four fifths of gross salary and employees could be left...

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Strike day: Prime minister urges staff to take children to work as industrial action looks set to jeopardise economic recovery

As the prime minister David Cameron urges working parents not taking part in the strikes, to take their children to work today, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said today's industrial...

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Employers sign up to embed vocational qualifications into their business strategy

Some of the UK’s largest employers have joined a nationwide campaign to embed vocational qualifications (VQs) and learning into the future of British businesses.

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Work Foundation report says 'knowledge economy' is the UK's only hope for sustained prosperity

Only the knowledge economy can provide the jobs and balanced growth needed to secure the UK’s future prosperity, according to a plan for growth published today by The Work Foundation.

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UK divided in opinion over tomorrow's strikes as disruption looks set to ripple across private sector employees

Research reveals the UK is divided over tomorrow's proposed strike of 750,000 UK employees.

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UK CEOs are demanding higher staff productivity but a minority align performance management to business strategy

UK CEOs have set bullish growth targets for 2011, and are demanding significant increases in workforce productivity to meet them, according to research published yesterday by global management...

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Quarter of UK workforce willing to move abroad for better job, GfK survey finds

As many as 7.6 million British workers are willing to move overseas to improve their job prospects, recent research by leading employee engagement researchers, GfK NOP Engage, reveals.

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British Airways dispute between staff and employer ends

The long-running dispute between around 10,000 British Airways cabin crew and their employer is now over, trade union Unite has announced.

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Monster launches app to allow separate work access to Facebook

Online employment website Monster Worldwide has today launched a professional networking app designed to allow Facebook users to establish a professional network on the world’s most popular social...

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Government’s Red Tape Challenge can improve equality law and create greater business opportunities, says BT director

Caroline Waters, BT’s director of people and policy, has spoken publicly about the impact equality has had on business, in a bid to encourage employers to become involved in the Government's Red Tape...

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