by Paul Mitchell | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Government has announced that thousands of UK businesses will be released from reporting requirements and other regulations in the future.
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
Click here for the Institute of Employment Studies briefing on the government’s September labour market statistics.
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
Experts emphasise need to advertise roles as flexible to improve retention instead of focusing solely on pay. Research by the CIPD has revealed that while an increasing number of organisations are inflating pay to retain talent, this approach is not sustainable for...
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
As part of the Multiply programme, DfE is interested in procuring up to twenty Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) and other experimental activity, including quasi-experimental trials and A/B trials to enhance understanding of what works in improving adult numeracy....
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on the 7th of February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’. Click here for more.
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have a key role to play in delivering the government’s Growth Plan. Click here for an explanation of this and here for the Treasury’s Growth Plan Implementation document and here for...
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
Half a century ago around one third of teenage boys entered apprenticeships on leaving school, mostly into programmes of 3-4 years in manual trades. A sizeable – though much smaller – proportion of girls also entered apprenticeships in fields like hairdressing. These...
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
GCSE, AS, and A level exams in England will largely return to pre-pandemic arrangements next summer as young people continue to recover from the pandemic. In line with the plans set out last September, Ofqual has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic grading in...
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
he majority of workers aged 50 to 65 who left employment during the pandemic would return to the workplace, especially if incentivised by favourable working arrangements, a study has found. Research by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which formed part of its...
by Paul Mitchell | Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
The number of job postings in the UK has fallen to the lowest level recorded since spring this year as recruitment shows signs of slowing down. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast’s latest Labour Market Tracker revealed that, in the week...