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Revealed: The pressures causing employees to act unethically in their workplace
Reboot Digital Agency analysed the latest findings from the Institute of Business Ethics, who surveyed 764 UK employees to see if they had compromised...
A third of young people have no career aspirations after education
Equifax has teamed up with Young Enterprise to take a deeper look into how young people feel about money and their career aspirations
£3 million to boost digital skills in Manchester
The government has confirmed that £3 million will be invested to help strengthen digital skills in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas
Employees still feel uncomfortable requesting flexible working
New research from Addeco Group has revealed that 13% of employees still feel uncomfortable requesting flexible working
UK sector vacancies outweigh student enrolments
With continuous demand for skilled employees in some of the country’s highest growth sectors, the UK skills gap is a major and well-publicised crisis that, according to a report by Open University, costs the country more than £2bn a year
Drone training professionals discover sharp rise in women enrolling on UAV courses
RUSTA, which offers Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved National Qualified Entity (NQE) drone training courses, noticed an upsurge in women across the UK registering on its courses in the last 12 months
NHS pledges action to eliminate ethnicity pay gap
The NHS will work towards eliminating the gender pay gap and ensuring top managers are as diverse as the staff they represent
Environment Agency commits to help eradicate modern day slavery
The Environment Agency (EA) has committed to working with police and enforcement agencies to eradicate modern day slavery from the waste and recycling industry by training officers to spot signs of exploitation during site inspections
How to ask your employer for extra training and education
Members of the Newcastle College adult learning department gave their advice on what to consider when asking your employer for extra training and education.
Third of UK workers not given the flexibility and support required to do their...
A third of UK workers believe they are not given the flexibility and support they need to do their job properly, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by leading HR and payroll supplier MHR
UK worker’s attention spans are suffering due to tech multi-tasking
The attention spans of time-poor UK workers are suffering as a result of multi-screening across their devices at work when they should be concentrating
Careers within STEM: What has STEM ever done for me?
STEM, four little letters that stand for big subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Careers within STEM account for 20% of the UK's total workforce, employing close to 5.8 million people. Clearly - STEM matters
UK faces employability skills gap as nearly 60% of adults lack the full set...
The UK is facing a significant skills gap as the public fail to demonstrate core employability skills, such as leadership and creativity, a major new study from Barclays LifeSkills can reveal
Dyslexic employees could help to solve the skills shortages of the future
The unique way dyslexic people view and interact with the world could help companies meet the challenges of business in the 21st century, according to a ground-breaking new report, by EY and the charity Made by Dyslexia
Exploring the impact of an ageing workforce
The population of the UK is getting larger, with a figure of 65.6 million released by the Office for National Statistics in 2016. But it's not just increasing - the population is getting older too, with 18% of the UK being 65+ and 2.4% being 85+
What ‘The Apprentice’ can teach us about the workplace
Each year tens of thousands of people apply to take part in Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice, and whilst the blunt ‘you’re fired’ may not be typical of every workplace, there are some valuable lessons for anyone who wants to be a success in the workplace
Accelerate the digital transformation journey
Mark Hastings of Rainmaker Solutions offers public sector leaders some thoughts on how to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.
UK managers feel their gender or age hinders confidence in the workplace
Half of UK managers feel their gender or age has diminished colleagues’ confidence in them and women are five times more likely to feel that their gender hinders confidence in them in the workplace
Research into working conditions: Most employees can work smarter
Open Access Government lifts the lid on a recent survey about working conditions today which reveals that most employees can work smarter, given the chance
What will smart working look like 10 years from now?
Alison White of PLACEmaking and Barney Smith of Perform Green take a look at exciting future technology solutions and what ‘going to work’ will look like 10 years from now
