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Major pension reforms brought forward by George Osborne

Ahead of this week's budget, major pension reforms will be brought forward a year ahead of schedule, chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Engineering firm recruits from local school

An engineering employer has gone back to school to recruit workers and inspire the next generation.

Why choose an apprenticeship at 16 years old?

At the age of 16, young people have a choice of whether to continue in formal full-time education or to leave school and enter the world of work.

"Give us the skills to get a green job", say young people

Over half of the UK's young people (19-25) say they are interested in working in the green economy but many feel they don't have the skills to get a job in the sector, research has found.

NHS Employers: "Unnecessary" 1% staff pay rise will cost NHS £500 million

Most NHS staff are set to receive a 1% pay rise from April, but its managers have hit out at the plans, suggesting the move will cost the NHS £500 million and could even harm patient care.

Government right to tread carefully on apprenticeship funding, say training providers

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), which represents training providers who train over 70% of England’s apprentices, has warned the Government that any adoption of Doug...

Thousands of job pledges announced in National Apprenticeship Week

This week employers across the UK have pledged to recruit 13,600 new apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week.

Apprenticeships have a reputation problem – so what can HR do about it?

Careers advice and guidance in schools is skewed towards university education, so many young people (and their parents) are not aware of other career options and the benefits apprenticeships have to...

Women over 50 "seek fewer hours" at work, TUC report finds

More than two in five women workers over 50 want fewer hours in their current job, according to a TUC report published today.

Video: Apprenticeships back young people's aspirations, says David Cameron

This week prime minister David Cameron visited a training academy in Buckinghamshire to call on employers, educators and MPs toe xpand apprenticeship roles for young people.

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George Osborne must not ignore employee share ownership again in the budget, says ifs ProShare

Chancellor George Osborne has today been urged to deliver on promises to make employee share schemes more attractive by making three key policy changes for the employee share plans industry.

Employers should receive incentives to help the delivery of high-quality apprenticeships, says UKCES

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has today called for employers to receive incentives to help boost the delivery of high-quality apprenticeships.