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Government pledges to bust apprentice bureaucracy
Taking on apprentices is set to get easier for employers, after the Government promised to slash red tape. The plans, announced by skills secretary John Denham, pledge to cut unnecessary demands...
Home Office to crackdown on bogus colleges
Overseas students will need sponsored visas to prevent them using bogus colleges as a route into low paid jobs, if new Home Office proposals come into effect. The plans would mean colleges...
Tories plan apprentice shake-up
The Conservatives have condemned the Government's record on providing vocational training, and have proposed a major shakeup of the way that it is funded and organised. Plans laid out in a new...
Public contract bidders 'must promote unions'
Firms that bid for public-sector contracts will have to promote union membership to their employees, under a new agreement between the Government, unions and charity sector groups. Signatories to...
Business reputations 'at risk' from aggressive driving
Road rage among business drivers is on the rise, and company reputations are at risk, the RAC has warned. Over half (55%) of business motorists surveyed for the RAC's annual report admitted to...
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