by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 4, 2024 | News
The recently announced budget could significantly impact hiring and skills investment, HR experts warn, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a £40bn tax increase aimed at stabilising the UK’s finances. In a notable moment for both Reeves and new Prime Minister Keir...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
The Skills East Sussex Construction and Built Environment Task Group, in partnership with Public Health, has developed an East Sussex Retrofit Skills Strategy, delivering free training, resources, and a training framework to build local workforce capacity in retrofit...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor unveiled a £240 million cash injection to accelerate the rollout of local services aimed at helping people return to work and reducing economic inactivity. The intervention came as stark figures showed that the UK was the only G7...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
This guidance contains information on how to get Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding for education and training for students aged 16 to 19 and for high needs learners up to 25 with an education health and care plan. Organisations wishing to tender for...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
The government is introducing measures to tackle one-sided flexibility in zero-hours contracts through a right to guaranteed hours with a contract that reflects the number of hours regularly worked, and a right to reasonable notice of shifts with payment for shifts...