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News for September 2009
A Change In Working Conditions?
There is a threat hanging in the air, the threat from swine flu and although it seems the first wave has not been as bad as first feared, are we to believe that this is the calm before the storm? Many government backed facilities are urging people to prepare themselves for the possibility of a major swine flu outbreak over the next few months.
6th
Sep
Am I Really Self Employed?
There are many things the government are trying to tackle at the moment but one of the things that are high on the list, are how to stop people claiming to be self employed, when in fact they aren&rsq...
6th
Sep
Longbridge Redevelopment After Rover Failure
The development at Longbridge in Birmingham, has finally been unveiled, after the ill fated Rover plant had been demolished. The new owners, Nanjing Automotive Corporation (NAC), only kept certain par...
6th
Sep
Should Problems Be Solved Via Email Or Face To Face?
It seems the new way to have a good old moan about whatever the latest gossip or problems are within a company, is via email and instant messenger, rather than the traditional huddle around the water ...
6th
Sep
The CIPD Welcome Move To Address Discrepancy In Figures
"This is a necessary and welcome move, which we called for ourselves after last month's official jobs figures. Given the timing of the DWP's announcement, we can only assume the Governmen...
6th
Sep
Wales Create New jobs For Young People
Peter Hain, the Welsh Secretary has announced a £1bn investment into a Future Job Fund, meaning that 2,000 jobs will be created, with six month contracts. They will be tackling unemployment hot ...
6th
Sep
What Is The Gap In The Unemployment Figures?
There is a large gap between two very important sets of figures from within the UK’s job market. Firstly the official figure for unemployment in the UK, is 7.8% and stands at around 2.4 million ...
6th
Sep
Youth Drop Out Rate Rising In England
The total number of young people (ages 16-24) that are not in employment or any kind of training or education has risen to above 930,000 for the whole of England. The highest rates of which, are actua...
6th
Sep