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The £30,000 'University Experience' One Term In

Anna Pitts | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Job Success, Fresher's Week, University Choices, Degrees, UK Universities, Employment, UK Education, Jobs, University Fees, Life Decisions, Top Universities, Education Funding, Recruitment, University, Government, Education, Graduate Recruitment Bureau, Graduation Rates, Satisfaction, Higher Education, Association of Graduate Recruiters, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News
Anna Pitts

With the new government initiative to raise tuition fees for university education to an average of £9,000 per year, opinions among the new intake of 'Freshers' seems to be varied according to a recent survey by the Graduate Recruitment Bureau.

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Taking Flack for the Hack

Steve Loynes | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Journalists, Social Media, Linkedin, Digital Marketing, Employment, Public Relations, Jobs, Pr, Journalism, UK News
Steve Loynes

Having long been irritated by the trend of journalists being hired straight into senior PR jobs, news that the PRCA, the PR industry's trade body, had done exactly that managed to get right under my skin. Matt Cartmell, news editor at PRWeek, will take the role of director of communications for the PRCA.

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Worse Than Useless? Figures Show Work Programme 'Not Working'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Dwp, Ed Miliband, Video, News, Work Programme, Liam Byrne, Work Programme Results, Employment, UK News

The coalition's flagship 'back to work' scheme has helped fewer people find jobs than if the government did nothing at all, figures published on Tuesd...

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Preparing for a Job Interview - Insight of an Intern

Cerian Jenkins | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Employment, Intern Guide, Community Internship, Intern in London, Prep Interview, Interview, London Internship, Unemployment, Interning, Applying for Internship, Job Interview, Internship, Interview Advice, Preparing for a Job Interview, Community Intern, HOW to INTERVIEW, Tech Internship, Intern Advice, Placement Students, UK Business, Student Jobs, UK Universities & Education News
Cerian Jenkins

Those few days before any interview can be a nerve-wracking time, so it can be difficult to channel your time into doing anything constructive. However, preparation is the key to any interview - though many people don't actually realise this.

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Thousands Of Teachers 'Failing Training Courses'

PA | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK News, Buckingham University, Good Teacher Guide, Teacher Training, Employment, Jobs, UK Education, Teachers, Teaching, UK Universities & Education News

Thousands of budding teachers never make it into the classroom, according to new research. Many fail to finish training courses, while others strug...

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Debating How Child Poverty Is Measured Must Not Distract From Urgent Action Needed to Tackle It

Anne Marie Carrie | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Energy Prices, Poverty, Poverty Line, Children, Wages, UK Politics, Employment, Voluntary Sector, Living Costs, Sure Start, Unemployment, Inflation, Barnardo's, Local Authorities, Consultation, Food Prices, Iain Duncan Smith, Families, UK Schools, UK Politics News
Anne Marie Carrie

Barnardo's believes that the scandal of child poverty in this country will only be tackled when action is taken to improve both the income and the access to services that the poorest families have. We know that money matters to the poorest families - especially when rising living costs, stagnating wages, a weak labour market and spending cuts are placing more pressure on them than ever before. Many families in poverty in the UK live on just £12 per person per day after housing costs. That £12 has to stretch to cover everything: food, electricity, water, gas, bus fares.

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The Demand for Native English Speaking Graduates in Asia

Alana MacPherson | Posted 12.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK Graduates, Employment, Asia Travel, Travel, Teaching, Tefl, China, Student Life, English Graduates Asia, Student Jobs, UK Students, International Students, UK Universities & Education News
Alana MacPherson

The best thing about jetting off to Asia is that there are literally hundreds of jobs over there. Without any doubt, China offers the widest range of opportunities for graduates.

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Charlie Thomas

Spirited Hodge Fails To Land Killer Blow In Corporation Tax Grilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Google, Margaret Hodge, Employment, UK Politics, Business News, Starbucks, Business Tax, UK Business, Taxation, Corporation Tax, Amazon, UK News

A hearing spanning almost three hours into how international companies pay income tax in the UK resulted in little progress as MPs struggled to land m...

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'Urgent Reform' Needed For Apprenticeships

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Apprenticeships, Young-People-Employment, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, UK News, Employment, Adrian Bailey, Apprenticeship, Business, UK Politics News

The government is paying out too much money on apprenticeship schemes, leading to "excessive" profits being made at expense of the public, a new repor...

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Charlie Thomas

Are We Lacking Female Business Leaders In Insurance?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Business News, UK Business, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, London Jobs, Women on Boards, Employment, UK News

Seven of London's brightest female talents were awarded gongs celebrating their achievement at a Women in the City event on 30 October, but questions ...

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Saying No to Nepotism

Andrew Scherer | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Nepotism, Internships, Graduates, Internship, Employment, Job Market College Graduates, Youth Unemployment, Interns, UK Students, UK Student Jobs, UK Universities & Education News
Andrew Scherer

With more graduates than ever looking to kick start their careers, we at Inspiring Interns are incredibly excited to see what becomes of O2 and Bauer Media's "GoThinkBig" initiative.

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Ryanair Boss Blasts The 'Bloody English'

Charlie Thomas | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Business, Ryanair, Holidays, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Travel, Aviation, Michael O'Leary, Airlines, UK News

A Ryanair customer who complained about the fine she was issued with when she couldn't print off her boarding card was lambasted for being "bloody Eng...

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Nuclear Energy Jobs Coming To The UK

Charlie Thomas | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Energy, Ed Davey, Employment, UK Politics, Nuclear Energy, Business News, Jobs, UK Business, Hitachi, UK News

Japanese industrial giant Hitachi has announced plans to create up to 18,000 jobs in the UK, with plans to build up to three new nuclear power plants....

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Royal Mail To Create 1,000 Jobs

PA | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Economy, Royal Mail Jobs, Employment, Jobs, Royal Mail Business, UK Business, Royal Mail, UK News

Royal Mail has announced a £75 million investment programme for its UK express parcels business, creating 1,000 jobs. The expansion is part of Roy...

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Cynical Silo Thinking Is Not Policy for the Green Challenges Ahead

Hilary Burrage | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Environment, Women, Jobs, Silo Thinking, Employment, Food, Green Issues, Policy, Child Allowance, Coalition Government, Energy, Sustainability, Demography, UK Politics, UK Politics News
Hilary Burrage

The we-of-the-future will look back uncomprehendingly on the self-serving we-of-the-present and ask despairingly how it came to pass that our leaders were not challenged mightily by us, the electorate, about their failure to address the most pressing issues of our time.

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Migrants Versus Natives? Improve Pay and Working Conditions in Low-paid Jobs

Mumtaz Lalani | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Immigration, Migrants, Wages, Employment, UK Business, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Worker's Rights, UK Unemployment, UK Politics News
Mumtaz Lalani

Despite public perceptions that migrants have had a substantial and negative impact on wages, there is little quantitative evidence to date that suggests this. What is clear, however, is that migrants have increasingly come to dominate certain sectors and sub-sectors of the economy such as cleaning, construction and agriculture.

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Should A Fag Break Cost You Money?

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Stopping Smoking, Smoking, Workplace, Wages, Time Off Work, Employment, Business News, Jobs, UK Business, Anti-Smoking, Nhs, UK News

More than half of Brits resent colleagues who smoke and insist cigarette breaks should be docked from their wages, according to a new survey. Of th...

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Proof! Research Shows Positive Jobs Figures ARE Propped Up By Part-Time Placements

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Office for National Statistics, Unemployment, UK Economy, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Graduate Jobs, Part-Time Jobs, UK Business, Student-Employment-Student-Unemployment, UK News

New job vacancy data has proved what many suspected; that last week's positive employment figures were heavily influenced by part-time jobs. Adzuna...

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Companies To Report Number Of Women In Top Jobs

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Women's Issues, Senior Appointments, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Careers, UK Business, Business-Women-in-Business, UK News

Firms will have to report how many women they employ in senior jobs under reforms unveiled by the government on Thursday. Legislation due to come i...

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Graduate Employment vs Youth Unemployment

Andy Newnham | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Youth Employment, Unemployment, UK Universities and Education, UK Universities, Unemployment Crisis, Employment, Graduate Unemployment, Jobs, Careers, UK Students, Students, Student News, UK Universities & Education News
Andy Newnham

In my experience, the graduate labour market is not as bad as many fear, and I really want this blog to help any students or graduates out there, who are concerned by the headlines, to feel a little bit better.

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If The UK is in Recession, How Come Employment is Increasing so Rapidly?

Tony Dolphin | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Business, Economy, Employment, Employment Decreasing, Gdp, Double Dip Recession, Unemployment, UK Politics News
Tony Dolphin

The latest employment figures, published today, do little to resolve the conundrum over the UK's unusual combination of strong employment growth and no economic growth.

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Osborne's Plan for Swapping Rights for Shares Will Scupper Employers and Employees Alike

Peter Watson | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Redundancy, Rights for Shares, Employment, UK Business, Employment Law, UK Politics, Owner-Employee Contract, Maternity Leave, UK Politics News
Peter Watson

Everywhere one looks, the hard fought rights of the individual are being threatened as the Coalition Government seeks ways to encourage private sector growth.

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The Right Tools for Jobs?

Christina Chang | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Doing Business Ranking, World Bank, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Cafod, Employment, UK News
Christina Chang

Right now, jobs are what matter. A resounding win for Mitt Romney in the first Presidential debate was wiped out in the polls by unemployment in the US falling below 8 per cent; no wonder President Obama looked so relaxed.

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Owner-employees - Worse News Than Beecroft

Joe O'Donnell | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Conservative Party Conference, George Osborne, Employment, UK Business, Small Business, Maternity Leave, UK Politics, Beecroft Report, Trade Unions, Redundancy, Paternity Leave, Worker's Rights, UK Politics News
Joe O'Donnell

It would be sad to see hundreds of years of employment law progress being swapped for £2,000 worth of shares which can be bought back on dismissal 'at a reasonable price'.

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Charlie Thomas

Forget Quotas, The Culture Of Fear And Power Needs To Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Women's Issues, Senior Appointments, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Careers, UK Business, Women in Business, UK News

Using fear of failure and power as motivations to climb the corporate ladder is turning women off from senior management jobs, according to a new repo...

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