To improve the UK’s poor productivity record, the government is urging employers to develop new apprenticeship standards
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Concerns over rising cost of using agency workers to plug NHS staffing gaps across Fife in recent years
Fife’s Liberal Democrats have drawn attention to “serious problems facing NHS Fife in recruitment”, especially relating to dental and medical staff
Read More »Breakthrough European ruling marks the end of bosses spying on workers’ emails and instant chats
Judges have ruled that the company who spied on an employee’s Yahoo Messenger account broke the European human rights law guaranteeing privacy
Read More »Robot automation could lead to Hawaii becoming the first state to offer its citizens a universal basic income
Hawaii state Representative Chris Lee has introduced universal income legislation
Read More »Theresa May claims there are a ‘very small’ number of workers on zero-hours contracts despite numbers climbing
The Prime Minister appeared to falter when challenged on poor pay and working conditions
Read More »Scottish judiciary faces a mounting recruitment crisis
Another significant factor in the dearth of applicants is the reduction in income required to become a senator
Read More »Aged 35 or above? Your work satisfaction is likely to be plummeting
Almost 17 per cent of staff under the age of 55 are unhappy or dissatisfied at work
Read More »Why the tech industry is suddenly focusing on people and culture
Companies are now learning fast that the millennials in their ranks will not put up with bad treatment in silence
Read More »Could workers be microchipped in future?
Three Square Market recently became one of the first companies in the world to microchip its staff
Read More »Older people are open to work experience
Alistair McQueen, who runs savings and retirement at Aviva, apparently thinks that an extended working life should be supported and celebrated
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