How to improve uptake of apprenticeship schemes

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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Black female managers overlooked for promotion

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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How to make the best of tech to tackle turnover

Numerous reports suggest employee turnover has hit a high as workers reevaluate their relationships with employers. How can organisations keep on top of potential ‘flight risks’ and manage the costs of having to re-recruit and retrain? Get the best out of HR systems and make friends with finance, advises Michel Visser. Recruiting has been one […]

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Two in five report lack of candidates needed for growth

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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Apprenticeships to unlock potential for prisoners

The service of Justice has declared it will change the law so detainees at open jails across England can apply for apprenticeship jobs in enterprises like neighborliness and development. As of now certain jails can work with bosses to offer detainees day-discharge positions and expected open doors after completing their sentence, yet this is whenever […]

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Broadening skillsets best way to tackle labour shortage

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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Ideas to tackle transport career barriers sought

The government is seeking views on the future skills needs of employers in the transport sector, and has launched a taskforce to help promote transport careers and reduce barriers to diversity, inclusion and social mobility.  The Department for Transport has today (7 February) sent off a 12-week counsel to assist it with understanding the abilities […]

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Payroll services at some firms disrupted after Kronos cyber attack

Finance and timekeeping administrations at associations that utilization Kronos HR programming have been disturbed after it experienced a digital assault which has constrained its framework disconnected. Parent organization Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) cautioned that Kronos Private Cloud had been hit by a ransomware assault and had been taken disconnected, which had impacted businesses that utilization […]

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Could the metaverse take hybrid work to the next level?

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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