The UK’s economy – currently the sixth largest in the world – is set to slide down the international rankings unless its skills and employment systems are fundamentally reformed and improved claims a new paper.
The report, “Ambition 2020”, published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, says that an extra 20 million people [...]

Confidence among the business services sector has improved slightly during Q2, despite the fact that output has declined over the quarter and the industry is performing well below levels seen before the recession, according to the latest Business Factors Index from Bibby Financial Services.
March saw a period of considerable growth in the business services sector, [...]

Bosses, employees and the government must work together to develop skills and make the UK one of the top countries in the world, a new report has said.
Ambition 2020 was published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and revealed that more employers are now providing training for their workers, with over 60 [...]

Bosses, employees and the government must work together to develop skills and make the UK one of the top countries in the world, a new report has said.
Ambition 2020 was published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and revealed that more employers are now providing training for their workers, with over 60 [...]

Risk of fatality from diseases and injuries caused by alcohol, drugs and sexual habits differs significantly between professions. A recent study published in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, performed a detailed study of 1.6 million deaths over a decade and found the rates of death from diseases and injuries related to alcohol, sexual habits and [...]

A small majority of employers (55 per cent) welcome plans by the Government to introduce legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees, according to research out today from Hays, the leading recruiting expert. Seventy per cent expect an increase in requests for flexible working and nearly 40 per cent are bracing themselves [...]

Encouraging a healthy balance between work and home life is something employers should seek to do by setting a good example themselves, one expert has claimed.
Ben Willmott, senior public policy advisor for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said bosses should try to leave the office on time and take as many breaks [...]

By encouraging workers to bond down the pub well-meaning employers could be contributing to health problems for their workforce. This is according to new research released today by Aviva.
Over half of business leaders (57%) questioned in Aviva’s fourth Health of the Workplace report, published next month, claim that socialising at work usually involves going to [...]

Narinder Uppal has been confirmed as the new Head of Awarding Body at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – the only chartered professional body providing support for managers and leaders across the UK.
Narinder, from Fennay Bridge Park in Huddersfield joined CMI in March 2009 as Companions and Ambassador Manager. She was responsible for the [...]

Confidence is unlikely to return to the jobs market for at least three to five years, it has been suggested.
Work Wise UK chief executive, Phil Flaxton, said that a recovery in recruitment is linked to reducing the deficit and how the country’s economy performs in comparison with global competitors.
He suggested that these factors are connected [...]