The government has launched Lifelong Learning Accounts, a free online service aiming to help people get improved access to jobs and career development opportunities.
Account holders will benefit from:
* A skills diagnostic tool to identify their interests, strengths and needs??
* Localised course and job searches??
* A CV builder??
Hotel chain Travelodge announced plans to create 710 new jobs, investing £223m in 26 new hotels over the next two years, reports The Press Association.
Michelle Luxford, HR director at the company says: “We are passionate about developing our people and I’m proud to say that 75% of all our management appointments are filled internally.”
Government figures have shown a rise of over 50% in the number of internships on offer in 2010-11 compared to the previous academic year, butsome have questioned the true value of these rises.
A large improvement in the health of the UK job market means good news for many sectors, according to Reed’s October Job Index.
As the UK labour market continues to show signs of fragility, there are signs that the sector may have peaked for the foreseeable future
HR search firm Digby Morgan has integrated Randstad HR and HR International (HRi) into its business.
Digby Morgan chief executive Alastair Cook says: “This is a great endorsement of the success we enjoy in the market and of the relationship we have with our parent company. Digby Morgan is now Randstad’s sole resource for all professional HR recruitment in the UK.”
A series of new measures to help Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grow and create jobs was launched yesterday by Prime Minister David Cameron.
IT and telecoms recruiter Eutopia has announced four promotions within its team.
Paul Hubbard becomes managing consultant in the company’s London office.
Darren Franks becomes UAE managing director in the firm’s Dubai office, where Maryam Salman is promoted to resource team leader and Nick Short becomes senior consultant.
Smith: recruitment is quite polarising
The UK is creating a permanent underclass excluded from any prospect of employment, warns Adecco Group in research released today.
The research reveals 73% of UK employers and 84% of employees believe a ‘permanent underclass’ is emerging which threatens to heighten ongoing problems of skills shortages.