As we begin National Apprenticeships Week, there’s a lot of discussion of how apprenticeships can support the government’s ‘levelling up’ strategy. Degree apprenticeships offer students the chance to graduate without the debt associated with university, but is take-up where it should be? There were empowering finishes paperwork for degree apprenticeships this month when Amazon reported […]
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The Kickstart youth jobs scheme has supported far fewer young people than expected, its delivery has been chaotic and basic errors have been made in its administration. In the same way as other drives set off by the Covid pandemic there was proof it was hurried and had numerous primary shortcomings that could see subsidizing […]
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Apprenticeships can improve diversity of thought within an organisation and set up employees in early careers with the skills needed to excel, yet apprenticeship starts are declining. Kate Burnett discusses the main challenges limiting uptake and what businesses can do to improve their success rate. Apprenticeships are an extraordinary chance for individuals to acquire information […]
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Almost half of black women working in white-collar jobs believe they will be overlooked for promotion, according to a report from non-profit network Black Women in Leadership BWIL reviewed 250 expert people of color across various enterprises in the UK to contrast their encounters and those of their non-dark female associates. More than four of […]
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Almost one in three mid-sized businesses say they will need to recruit this year to support their growth objectives, but many are still struggling to find candidates with the right skills. 40% of associations overviewed by business consultancy BDO are stressed over observing representatives with the abilities they need and 35% report an absence of […]
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An increasing number of UK employers believe that building a multi-skilled workforce is the best way to address ongoing labour market challenges. As per the Willis Towers Watson’s Reimagining Work and Rewards review, respondents demonstrated that the accompanying “rising needs” will turn out to be more significant over the course of the following three years, […]
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Many HR professionals will be focusing on getting hybrid working right, but could the future of work lie in the metaverse? Jo Faragher looks at how increasingly layered virtual workspaces will impact everything from learning to diversity and inclusion. For some individuals, the idea of the ‘metaverse’ evokes a virtual world loaded up with cumbersome […]
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Almost half of frontline workers in the UK are thinking of leaving their jobs because they feel disconnected from their employer. A Research by Workplace from Meta found that 49% of workers in frontline roles are planning to move jobs in 2022 or beyond, and 47% would move for “better perks and growth”. Its survey […]
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Despite advances in software, many candidates are still ghosted by prospective employers. Martin Stubbs, resourcing manager at civil engineering firm Colas, explains the damage caused by organisations that fail to inform candidates why they haven’t got the job. With single-click applications, the recruitment world has become unrecognisable in the past few years. Gone are the […]
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We round up some of the latest appointments in HR. New HR lead for Accenture Based in the company’s Manchester offices, Miss. Lisa Rose will be responsible for Accenture’s talent management and recruitment services, overseeing the organisation’s workforce strategy and operations. Her past roles during her 27 years at the company include spells as HR […]
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