Females make up 16% of partners in Magic Circle law firms in the UK and Holland – the highest rate in Europe – but two thirds of female lawyers say their gender is a barrier to success.
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The advice of the independent, non-governmental Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that the government should not change the current migration cap for skilled workers has been broadly welcomed.
Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread, which employs more than 40,000 people worldwide, will create over 10,000 jobs across in the UK during the next three years.
The last quarter of 2011 saw an 11.8% decrease in the use of temporary labour in local authorities and public bodies, with female workers and those under 34 more likely to be negatively affected.
Emma Harrison, chairman of welfare-to-work provider A4e, has stepped down as David Cameron’s ‘Family Champion’.
Aberystwyth University is looking to appoint 27 new academics across a variety of faculties.
Recruiter BCL Legal placed 430 candidates in 2011, a rise of 18% on the previous year.
BeKnown, the professional networking app on Facebook, launches a new app for Facebook Timeline.
Retailer Waitrose is to open six new central London convenience stores, known as ‘little Waitrose’, creating 350 jobs.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is urging businesses to sign up to the government’s flagship £1bn Youth Contract so they are ready to offer jobs to young people in April.