Employment News

Negative attitudes of young people in the UK are closing doors to jobs, according to two surveys commissioned by London youth charity Futureversity asking young people about barriers to employment. Young people say that schools are not giving them confidence or skills to succeed, employers have a negative attitude towards them, and the Government simply isn’t listening and doesn’t care about their plight.

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The charity has 11 offices and is part of the Groundwork UK federation, which will not say why it is closing

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The government has refused a Freedom of Information request from Gareth Thomas MP, shadow minister for civil society, to provide him with the risk register that it prepared for the Work Programme.

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It has received a 'negligible' number of referrals from prime contractors, chief executive Stephen Remington tells MPs

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Chief executive Peter Lewis says the new posts, mainly in policy and research, are being created in response to demand from members

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Gerwyn Davies, public policy adviser at the CIPD, says the findings should be treated with caution

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David Davison mounts his soapbox to call for pensions reform.

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The Charity Commission has indicated that it does not plan to tackle Citizens Advice over the way it treats its pension deficit within its accounts, despite concerns from the Accounting Standards Board.

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The homelessness charity is the latest third sector organisation to pull out of the back-to-work scheme

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NICVA is celebrating Adult Learners' Week this year - beginning 12 May - with various training events.