06/11/09
Training essential in stimulating UK jobs
Companies which invest in training and help employees and recent UK jobseekers improve their skills are increasing motivation in the workplace, according to one expert.A spokesman from Ofsted said that schemes such as Train to Gain (T2G) are proving popular and give employees the chance to gain recognised qualifications.He ...
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26/10/09
Regulatory visits do not scare UK workers
Most small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) welcome the visit of environmental health officers, who can give vital advice and help sustain UK jobs in the process, according to the government.The Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) said that SMEs also welcome heath and safety and trading standards workers because they ...
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26/10/09
Conservatives ''will boost UK jobs''
One of the Conservative Party's most senior figures has said that the Tories would help to boost UK jobs and businesses with a series of helpful measures.Theresa May, spokeswoman on Work, Pensions, and Women, answered readers' questions in the Independent and said that to address tax pressure on businesses ...
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23/10/09
Christmas parties are important part of UK jobs
People in UK jobs should be reminded by their employers about what type of behaviour is appropriate at this year's Christmas parties, according to one expert who said companies have a duty of care for staff.Ben Wilmott, senior public policy adviser for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, ...
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22/10/09
Apprenticeships boom ''is good news for UK jobs''
Almost 250,000 people started apprenticeships in the 2008-09 academic year, according to new statistics, and the government claims that the boost is great news for UK jobs.Provisional data on vocational qualifications was released by the Office for National Statistics and detailed the record number of young people on apprenticeships, ...
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21/10/09
Lord Coe: Olympics bring £7bn boost to economy
Lord Sebastian Coe has said that the Olympic Games in 2012 will bring around £7 billion to the UK economy and could create thousands of UK jobs, according to one newspaper.The double Olympic gold medallist told the Daily Telegraph that companies up and down the country will benefit from ...
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21/10/09
Small businesses helped to bolster UK jobs
The government has pumped £7 million into a dozen small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which will in turn offer more UK jobs in the form of apprenticeships, according to Labour.It revealed that 12 organisations have successfully bid for a share of the millions of pounds in government funding which ...
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20/10/09
Working into later life is great for older people
Older people should keep looking for UK jobs, according to one expert, who said that, as mature members of the population reach retirement age, they should consider working on because it decreases the risk of health problems.Andrew Harrop, head of public policy for Age Concern and Help the Aged, ...
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15/10/09
Stability has returned to the UK job market
The UK job market has begun to stabilise, according to one expert who said the predictions of doom and gloom were premature.Thomas Usher, research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, said that although there is a certain level of stability for jobseekers, it is fragile and any sudden ...
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14/10/09
Getting people online will help UK jobs
Encouraging the ten million UK residents who have never used the internet to get online would bring at least £22.6 billion into the economy and could help bolster UK jobs, according to one expert.Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, told the Guardian that people who are using the internet ...
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