| Apprentice numbers double; university applications fall - Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:56:13 +0000 |
| There was an increase of more than 50 per cent in the number of people starting apprenticeships in England between August 2010 and July 2011. While 279,000 people started apprenticeships in the 2009/10 academic year, in 2010/11 this figure had grown to 442,700. Apprenticeships in manufacturing, engineering, construction, health and public services all grew in [...] |
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| Abolition of unfair dismissal laws called ‘madness’ - Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:10:55 +0000 |
| A plan to abolish unfair dismissal laws has been called madness by Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, who is also a parliamentary aide to Nick Clegg. The controversial suggestion, devised by David Cameron’s chief strategist Steve Hilton, was aimed at freeing up business and boosting economic growth. However, business secretary Vince Cable said it was [...] |
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| Bill focuses on social value of public sector contracts - Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:35 +0000 |
| A new bill is making its way through Parliament, which would ensure that ‘social value’ is considered when public sector contracts are awarded. The private member’s bill, put forward by Conservative MP Chris White, aims to push the concept of social value to the front of the public sector procurement process. This would mean that [...] |
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