The low-skilled are more likely than others to be unemployed, have bad health and earn much less, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Government proposals on the funding reforms for apprenticeships will not deliver the improvements the scheme needs, according to the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP).
The number of disabled graduates securing jobs straight out of university is "not good enough", according to the CEO of disability consulting firm MyPlusConsulting.
Since launching his first bar in 2006, Matt Scriven's Birmingham based venue chain has gone from strength to strength. He tells HR about the issues he's come across as his business has expanded.
Winners of the prestigious Top Employers for Working Families awards 2013 were announced this week.
In June, I wrote about how our young people face a range of barriers to entry to the workplace – the biggest of which is arguably the ‘Death of the Saturday Job’.
On Tuesday, 24 September, HR magazine will host a live TV web debate, bringing together experts to discuss what the future of learning looks like for leadership development.
More than 150 businesses from the food and grocery industry are offering 15,000 young people "valuable" skills training, as part of a campaign launched this week.
Business leaders have said more needs to be done to raise awareness for employers about the change in the school leaving age and ensure young people are informed about their options.
Online apprenticeship applications have increased by a third in the past year, according to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS).
Environment is now (rightly so) a strategic issue for all businesses, but that does not mean that it is universally understood.
Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, with around 973,000 16-24 year olds currently not in education, training or employment, according to the latest figures from the Office for National...