Google and Microsoft quizzed for new Digital Skills Committee News Is the UK able to compete with its counterparts across the globe when it comes to Tech skills? This is the question that will be posed to leading firm...
Call made for employers to offer more “quality work experience” News UK employers need to take a number of steps to tackle “deep-rooted” workforce challenges that could be hampering the UK’s growth prospects, starting w...
Worldwide skills shortage highest since 2007 News Employers across the globe are facing the worst skills shortages seen since the start of the financial crisis, according to the latest research. The M...
Labour’s “technical degree” could help create a new generation of STEM graduates News Ed Miliband has announced the party’s plans for a “technical degree” that would be launched under a Labour government. It is hoped that the degree, wh...
The best employers for work-life balance revealed News Graduates from the millennial generation – those born between 1981 and 1992 – often put a good work-life balance at the top of their agend...
CIPD: New flexible working extension can benefit business News On 30th June this year, the right to request flexible working has recently was extended to all employees who have been in service for at least 26 week...
“MOOCs are far better used for professional development” News MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, are becoming increasingly popular amongst both undergraduates and graduates as a way of boosting their knowledg...
Female STEM leadership in the energy sector: which of the ‘Big Six’ is leading the way? News Encouraging more women into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) roles is a key focus for employers across a number of industries. Now a ...
Recession shaken undergraduates’ trust in employers, survey finds News Building up trust is key to cementing the relationship between an employer and their employees. However, it seems that the volatile nature of the jobs...
Countdown to June 30th: what the extension of flexible working rights means for graduate employers News With just a few weeks to go until the right to request flexible working becomes extended to all employees, provided they have completed 26 weeks’ serv...