12 October, 2011
12 October, 2011
New academies will offer combination of training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview to up to 50,000 people over the next two years.
12 October, 2011
Welsh government's 'Jobs Growth Wales' scheme will create 4,000 new jobs a year for unemployed young people, aged 16-24, for the next three years.
12 October, 2011
Government announces that providers will be assessed against a range of criteria including service delivery, quality improvement, resources and leadership and management.
12 October, 2011
Office for National Statistics figures show that unemployment rate has risen to 8.1 per cent, with unemployment for 16-24 year olds increasing to 21 per cent.
11 October, 2011
Institute for Social and Economic Research report shows that employed job seekers are most likely to move to occupations paying higher average wages, while unemployed job seekers are most likely to move to lower paying occupations.
10 October, 2011
6 October, 2011
New DWP research report gauges effect of policy changes designed to support working families.
6 October, 2011
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report which examines the extent to which future earnings and employment status are influenced by completing an apprenticeship.
6 October, 2011
Growth and Innovation Fund will enable employers to deliver skills solutions through more apprenticeships and closer partnerships with education and training providers.
5 October, 2011
Measures in budget include £75m investment in Jobs Growth Wales scheme to help 4,000 young people each year through training and employment.
5 October, 2011
Issue 111 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
4 October, 2011
Government launches 'Lifelong Learning Accounts' which will provide information and advice on skills, careers and financial support.
3 October, 2011
Chancellor's conference speech also includes announcement that government will increase qualifying period for unfair dismissal claim from one to two years.
3 October, 2011
Government campaign asks for suggestions about how regulations can be improved, simplified or abolished, whilst ensuring employment rights are maintained.
3 October, 2011
30 September, 2011
Abolishing default retirement age will enable people to retire at a time that suits both them and their employer, says TUC.
28 September, 2011
Agency workers will benefit from improved working conditions when new equal treatment rights for temps come into effect on Saturday, reports TUC.
27 September, 2011
New regulations amend provisions of National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999, including adding definitions of educational categories.
