During National Apprenticeship Week (5-9th March) Accord celebrates its apprentices and the work they do at its factory in Barnstaple Barnstaple, 6th March 2018 In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (5th to 9th March) Accord is celebrating its ten year commitment to apprenticeships, and the work of apprentices at its factory in Barnstaple by championing […]
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Gender Pay Reporting – five pitfalls you should avoid For Managers From EEF To guide you through, we’ve asked our experts to put together a list of five pitfalls you should avoid If you haven’t yet got to grips with Gender Pay Gap Regulations, you’ve still got time on your side. However our HR
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Students in England are going to graduate with average debts of £50,800, after interest rates are raised on student loans to 6.1%, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Those from the poorest backgrounds, with more loans available to support them, will graduate with debts of over £57,000 says the think tank. Read the
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Press release (download HERE) Manufacturing is an important part of the North Devon economy, and local businesses are struggling to recruit candidates for roles requiring higher level technical skills. National shortages in technical skills compound this problem for businesses in North Devon & Torridge, who see young talent leaving the region for Higher Education
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Special Focus: Maximising your workforce efficiency to support Productivity and Growth SWMAS, would like to thank those that took part in the latest Manufacturing Barometer Survey Q4 2016-17. Your input has allowed us to identify the confidence, trends and opinions from within the manufacturing industry and enable us to lobby local and national government to ensure you’re
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The 10th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2017) will bring together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships over the last decade and will seek to encourage even more people to choose apprenticeships as a fast-track to a great career. National Apprenticeship Service The National Apprenticeship Service is part of the
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ILM research says companies are holding back own staff. Research from ILM, the leading specialist provider of leadership qualifications in the UK suggests that more than half of UK workers feel that both the structure and culture of their workplaces are holding them back from doing their job more effectively (55 per cent and 53
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Data from APSCo has shown professional recruitment firms reporting that vacancy numbers flatlined in September. The number of permanent vacancies remained unchanged year-on-year. This is in line with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which reported in October that the overall employment rate stabilised at 74.5 per cent in the three
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The STEM Insight programme offers staff in schools and colleges a unique chance to experience STEM-related work in industrial or university settings. More information regarding the scheme is here https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-insight, which also includes a map which shows there are no placement opportunities at all in our region, apart from Exeter and Plymouth and definitely not within our
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The latest round of changes to the National Minimum at Wage Merging changes came into effect from 1st October 2016. The following table provides you with details of the wholesale NBA jerseys minimum wage rates that all of your workers are entitled dla to. National Minimum Wage Type of Payment From 1 October 2016 From
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