Tom Newcombe

Global employers open their doors to apprentices across the UK

Large global employers including Santander, Starbucks, O2 and KFC are offering apprenticeships to many young people across the UK.

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British employers could save up to £34 billion from home working, says Vodafone

Employers could save up to £34 billion by freeing up desk space and reducing overhead costs with employees working from home, mobile phone giant Vodafone has said today.

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Nick Clegg: Apprenticeships are vital to Great British business

To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week deputy prime minister Nick Clegg (pictured) has said apprenticeships are "at the heart" of the Governments drive to make British business prosper in...

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Financial services job vacancies rise in February, study finds

The number of financial services job vacancies rose 11% from January 2013 to February 2013, according to figures published today by recruitment firm Morgan Mckinley.

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Apprenticeships remain poor relation to university education, say working parents

Almost half of working parents believe apprenticeships are more appropriate for manual or blue-collar jobs and less than a fifth believe apprenticeships have the same status as university education.

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Women are more underrepresented in the boardroom than previous figures state, says Manchester Business School

The amount of women on UK company boards is not as much as previously reported in official figures, due to unrepresentative samples according to academic research released by Manchester Business...

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Careers advice is letting our young people down, report warns

Schools must embed careers advice and employability into the curriculum to help combat youth unemployment, according to a report published today by employment and skills firm Working Links.

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Cameron's pledge for apprenticeships to be "the new norm"

Prime minister David Cameron will today pledge to make it "the new norm" for young people to take an apprenticeship or go to university.

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Increase in the number of women working past the age of 60, IFS finds

More women are working past the age of 60 because of the raising of the state pension age, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

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Changes to parental leave come into force today

Parental leave is set to increase today from 13 to 18 weeks, meaning new mothers and fathers will be entitled to more unpaid time off work in the first five years of their child's life.

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Semta and EEF join forces in a bid to transform skills agenda

The sector skills council Semta and the manufacturing organisation EEF has joined forces with leading employers in a bid to transform how engineering skills and training are delivered and funded.

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Drawing on women's talent is crucial to grow our economy, says Jo Swinson

Employment relations minister, Jo Swinson has said the government is taking a range of steps to help "remove the barriers" that are holding women back in the workplace.

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