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Recession has 'changed employment landscape'
The recession has created a new employment landscape, an employment trends survey has suggested. The survey, by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment consultants Harvey Nash,...
Huge job losses predicted for business support sector
The business services sector will be one of the biggest victims of the credit crunch, shedding more than 334,000 jobs over the next three years, according to an economic think tank. Once one of...
Relevant training needed to close London's skills gap
Small businesses in London are calling for more relevant training as skills shortages threaten to hamper recovery, new research suggests. Echoing the views of 45% of the capital's senior...
Low Pay Commission to look at apprentice minimum wage
The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to look into the feasibility of introducing a statutory minimum wage for apprentices. Under existing rules, apprentices under the age of 18 are...
Apprentice star or Enterprise Tsar? Sugar must choose, say Tories
Sir Alan Sugar must choose between working for the BBC and his new role as "Enterprise Tsar" in Gordon Brown's government, say the Conservatives. The Apprentice star, who will also be made a lord,...
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