Funding Challenges Pose Concerns for Jobseekers in Vulnerable Positions

by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 14, 2024 | Uncategorised

Academics at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have exposed the impact of funding gaps on third-sector organisations (TSOs) helping those furthest from the labour market into work, education or training. TSOs provide tailored, one-to-one support for individuals...

Report Reveals At Least 40% Would Change Jobs to Gain Flexibility

by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 14, 2024 | Uncategorised

Ivanti unveiled findings from it’s 2024 Everywhere Work report, which details how to concept of Everywhere Work is now much broader, encompassing where, when and how professionals get their work done — and flexibility has become a key workplace priority. Key...

Youth Employment in the Balance as AI Threatens 8 Million Jobs

by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised

As many as 8 million jobs could be lost to AI, a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found, with entry-level, those in part time jobs and women among the most affected. The report, How Generative AI could affect work in the UK – and...

Post-Training Survey Relaunched to Help Make UK Maritime Skills Fit for the Future

by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has worked with training providers and the maritime industry to launch an update of the formal survey that every seafarer is currently asked to complete following their oral exam. The process has been redesigned to...

New Laws to Cut Migration and Put British Workers First in Force

by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 6, 2024 | Uncategorised

UK businesses are now required to pay overseas workers coming to the UK on a Skilled Worker visa significantly more, as the government clamps down on cut price foreign labour and continues to deliver on its commitment to drive down net migration. Part of a robust and...