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The ‘Five years on’ report finds more women in work, remaining in work and progressing to senior positions, than in 2013.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt: Speech at Bright Blue’s Women in Work conference on 21 November
Minister for Women Victoria Atkins: Speech at the launch of the Hampton-Alexander Review 2018
Welsh charity Bees for Development get's UK aid backing to grow small businesses in Ethiopia
UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has concluded fieldwork for the 2016 Employer Perspectives Survey (EPS16).
Unrecognised innovation in the workplace could be a brake on the bottom line of small businesses, according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
Businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors have sought alternative approaches to the National Living Wage which could benefit both the business and the employee.
Universities and small businesses have much to offer each other – but can’t always see beyond their biases - according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
In business competing is the name of the game, but a new UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) report highlights why effective cooperation rather than competition can improve companies’ productivity.
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has launched a new set of local data summaries, covering 39 local areas.
What will jobs be like twenty years from now? Will designers work from hover-desks? Could engineers be repairing fusion engines? Or will pharmacists 3D print your nano-medicine?
New report shows women working in financial and insurance sectors among the worst affected.
UKCES bulletin: the first in a series of features on productivity, the UK labour market, and skills.
Employers in the offsite construction sector have signalled the importance of working together to recognise and address skills gaps if they are to capitalise on the growth opportunities available to the sector.
Women will become increasingly highly-qualified over the next few years, with the gender gap widening as men lag behind, according to a report published today.
5 organisations have been chosen to test new ways to develop skills for innovation in manufacturing.
Retailers need to attract graduates and workers with digital and customer services skills to boost productivity in the sector.
Jobs vacancies in high level STEM occupations (those requiring science, technology, engineering and maths) are almost twice as likely to be left unfilled due to a lack of staff with the right skills, new research shows.
Today’s Employment Outlook report from the OECD gives a clear statement that governments across the world must take action to avoid workers being trapped at ‘the bottom of the economic ladder’.
The advance of robotics and 3D printing is boosting demand for highly-skilled, IT literate workers in the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector
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