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UK / Exchanging workers’ rights for shares: Employers reject George Osborne’s plan
George Osborne has been given a black eye on the eve of his autumn statement by employers almost universally rejecting his plan to offer workers company shares in return for abandoning many of their employment rights. The chancellor plans to announce on Wednesday that he will press ahead with the proposal, with some small adjustments. … Continue reading
UK – Youth Unemployment – British youth poorly prepared for world of work
Under-24s need more help into the jobs market and a better apprenticeship structure, a new report claims Charting a path from school or university into the 21st century workplace was already tough for young people even before the Great Recession tore into businesses throughout the country and left more than a million under-24-year-olds unemployed. But … Continue reading
With so few employers recruiting young people, might the reason be that some candidates simply aren’t good enough?
While the majority of employers are satisfied with their young recruits, a not insignificant minority are not. The next chart shows what proportion of employers (who have recruited a young person) have found their young recruits to be poorly prepared for a variety of reasons. The overwhelming factors are experience and attitude or motivation. Of … Continue reading
Gender and the Recession in UK | Better outcome for women is the result of a rise of 172,000 in self-employment
Comparing the labour market situation at the outset of the recession with the latest available official data shows that men overall have fared less well than women. By the start of 2012 there were 387,000 fewer men in work (a net fall of 2.4%) than in the first quarter of 2008. By contrast the number … Continue reading
UK | CIPD calls for end to row over ‘unpaid’ work experience | 24 February 2012 | Stock Market Wire
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is warning that recent headlines, which associate voluntary unpaid work experience with slave labour, are in danger of discouraging employers from offering placements and denying young people a route into permanent employment. Good quality work experience provides an invaluable way for young people to build key skills … Continue reading
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