by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
Kickstart was aimed at 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit (UC) at risk of long-term unemployment. Kickstart was launched during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Kickstart was designed to mitigate the long-term effects of unemployment by providing 25 hours a week of...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
This publication updates the apprenticeships statistics to include the latest monthly data on apprenticeship starts, reported to date. This provisional data now covers August 2023 to June 2024. Key data includes: Apprenticeship starts were up by 1.1% to 278,590...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
The Make Work Pay plan is a core part of the mission to grow the economy, raise living standards across the country and create opportunities. It aims to tackle low pay, poor working conditions and poor job security. The plan is designed to help more people to stay in...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
Last week (10 October) ministers unveiled the Employment Rights Bill, introduced within 100 days of the new government coming to office, to help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK. Getting the labour market moving...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
The demand for new skills in the workforce is rapidly increasing, with a report from consulting firm BCG indicating that 54% of the global workforce needs to be upskilled or reskilled, a figure projected to reach 90% by 2030. If left unaddressed, this skills gap could...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Oct 13, 2024 | News
The government published its employment rights bill last week (10 October), encompassing 28 individual reforms to boost pay and productivity and improve security for workers. The bill removes the two-year qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal, as well...
