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Newquay
STUDENT GAINS DREAM JOB BEFORE GRADUATION
Science & Nature : People & Society : Weather & Environment : Careers & Jobs
A Cornwall College Newquay student has landed his dream job, before his studies have even been completed.
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United Kingdom
Making work a greener place
Business & Commerce : Weather & Environment : Careers & Jobs
A day at work will soon look a lot greener for many employees across the South West thanks to a new project designed to make the work place much more environmentally friendly.
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United Kingdom
Government needs to add more weight to new Single Equality Bill by promoting the business case for diversity
Business & Commerce : People & Society : Careers & Jobs
Responding to the Single Equality Bill published today, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the proposals but forewarns the Government that as well as updating discrimination law, ...
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United Kingdom
Credit Crunch Reaches Regions
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance
It is not just London jobs that are vulnerable to current economics problems according to an analysis just published by Oxford Economics1.
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Cornwall
Fifteen Cornwall Celebrates Graduation of Second Group of Apprentices
Food & Drink : Careers & Jobs
After a year of hard work in the busy Fifteen Cornwall kitchen, the second cohort of apprentices from the beach side restaurant graduated from the Fifteen training programme on Wednesday 18th June
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United Kingdom
Little prospect of a wage-price spiral, but ministers right to urge pay restraint
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Money & Finance
Letters exchanged this morning between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlight the importance of ensuring that pay settlements do not accelerate in response to an increase in the cost of living.
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Devon
MARTOCK FIRE STATION RETAINED FIREFIGHTER VACANCIES
Community : Careers & Jobs
Being a firefighter in Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is challenging and can involve a number of situations not commonly found in other jobs.
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United Kingdom
Liar, liar - now you're fired!
Business & Commerce : CV (curriculum vitae) : Recruitment : Careers & Jobs
Job applicants are being warned today that lying on their CVs is a big gamble, and at the end of it, some will find they will get fired.
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United Kingdom
UK businesses lose £4 billion a year due to 'office break' ban
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Internet
A new report published today reveals that the current trend towards banning personal internet use in the workplace could be costing British businesses up to £4 billion every year
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United Kingdom
Leadership report show’s UK organisations “could do better”
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs
Efforts by UK businesses to improve leadership in their organisations are failing to deliver the outcomes necessary to grow and compete successfully according to the Global Leadership Forecast,
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United Kingdom
Two thirds of bosses rarely say 'yes' to employee requests to work from home
People & Society : Careers & Jobs
The latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey of UK employers finds that more than two thirds of employers (69%) never or occasionally accept employee requests to work from home.
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Westcountry
Cornwall Works WISE Awards
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs
The first Cornwall Works WISE (Welfare to Work, Innovation, Skills and Employment) award event has been held to celebrate excellence in employment and skills activity in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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United Kingdom
Employer survey finds four year low in demand for staff but no sign of imminent jobs slide
Careers & Jobs
The latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey of UK employers, finds hiring expectations little changed between the winter and spring quarters ...
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United Kingdom
Three quarters of techies would recommend IT career to their children
Careers & Jobs
Despite the current financial climate, IT professionals are positive about the technology industry and their immediate future in it.
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United Kingdom
21st century career is a 50 year journey
Careers & Jobs : Careers
A career in the 21st century could span as long as 50 years and involve several career changes.
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United Kingdom
74% of SMBs are Meeting the Needs of Parents by Offering Flexible Work Options
People & Society : Children and Family : Careers & Jobs
But 58% Expect Government Plan to Extend Parental Leave to Negatively Impact their Business
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United Kingdom
iProfile acquires PurplePassport as drive to replace traditional CV gathers pace
Business & Commerce : Careers & Jobs : Careers Advice
iProfile acquires leading exponent of the Skills Passport to give jobseekers and employees a more efficient way to combine a record of their personal development, skills and qualifications to their online profile
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Westcountry
RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED IN ILMINSTER
Fire Safety : Careers & Jobs
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are urgently seeking to recruit retained Firefighters for Ilminster Fire Station.
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United Kingdom
‘Work/life balance is a struggle’ say female technologists
Leisure & Hobbies : Careers & Jobs : Technology
Recent research of over 200 women has revealed that the majority of women working in IT are dissatisfied with their work/life balance and that although employers say they support flexible working, the reality is often quite different.
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United Kingdom
Latest official jobs figures paint two different pictures of strength of UK employment market
Careers & Jobs
ONS, headline another big rise in the number of people in employment (up 166,000 in the three months to January), increased job vacancies, and welcome falls in both the number of people unemployed and those economically inactive.
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United Kingdom
Home workers fear being “out of sight, out of mind”
Careers & Jobs
Working from home reduces stress in office workers but leads to fears about career progression, according to new research
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United Kingdom
Red tape hits workers, study shows
Administration : Careers & Jobs
Regulations that restrict the entry of new firms into a market and place a large bureaucratic burden on enterprises increase unemployment and lower employment rates - particularly among young people - suggests a study of 74 countries.
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Good industrial relations keep unemployment down, study shows
Employment & Training
Cooperative industrial relations between employers and their employees lead to lower national unemployment figures, a study of 69 countries has shown.
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United Kingdom
You're Fired - But They're Inspired
Employment & Training
Six young people from Hackney are proving they can do just that. As part of Cup of Clearworth management training challenge a group of young people from the Robert Levy Foundation* is given a taste of what it's like to plan and run their own business.
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United Kingdom
Equality and Diversity: Buy-in is the key
Employment & Training
Due to our diverse culture the protection of minority groups has been high on the Government's agenda, which has led to organisations investing in equality and diversity training.
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United Kingdom
Companies must not follow Cameron’s lead
Employment & Training : Law
David Cameron has pledged that if the Conservative party win the next election, he will give a third of ministerial jobs to women - but organisations considering replicating his plan should think again if they want to avoid potentially damaging lawsuits.
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United Kingdom
New book lifts the lid on workplace bullying
Employment & Training : Issues
A recent survey* has shown that bullying in Britain is endemic – for one in four people, it is a weekly or even daily occurrence and the cause of stress.
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United Kingdom
Field Fisher Waterhouse achieves £550,000 injury compensation for Romanian labourer
Employment & Training : Law
European law firm, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, has announced the successful recovery of £550,000 in compensation for a labourer injured at work.
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BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training
Employment & Training : Medicine : Doctor
The BMA launches a campaign today (Thursday 13 March, 2008) to alert the government to doctors’ concerns about the future of medical training.
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DEVON LANDOWNERS CELEBRATE THREE STAR SUCCESS IN SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 LIST
Employment & Training
Clinton Devon Estates, one of the South West’s largest landowning companies, has been told it’s among the best companies to work for in Britain and the very best nationally for its efforts to protect the environment.