Fewer than one in five employers support the apprenticeship levy, CIPD poll finds
Fewer than one in five companies support the apprenticeship levy as it currently exists, a CIPD poll has found, with the professional body calling for a reform of the scheme. A poll of 2,000 employers,...
Read MoreJust one in five employers discourage staff from sending out-of-hours emails, poll finds
Just one in five employers have policies in place discouraging staff from sending and replying to emails outside of working hours, while more than two-thirds do not offer guidance on safely taking breaks from technology,...
Read More10 ways businesses can engage young people in the world of work
With National Careers Week being held very recently, this is an opportune time for businesses to consider how to build more diverse talent pipelines for the future by engaging with young people with work opportunities....
Read MoreUnderstanding of autism at work is heading in the right direction
It hasn’t been easy for people with autism (or autistic people, depending on which phrase people prefer for themselves). They are living with the backdrop of the government’s recently updated national autism strategy which talks...
Read MoreHow should HR handle the end of all Covid measures?
In the final step of the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan, from today (1 April) universal free Covid testing will end in England. Although some free testing will continue through April in Scotland and Northern Ireland,...
Read MoreProfessional qualifications ‘not worth the effort’ for a third of workers, poll finds
A third of employees do not see the value in studying for professional qualifications, a survey has found. A poll of 4,000 British professionals, conducted by CoursesOnline, found that 33 per cent did not believe that...
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