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New research by a website dedicated to spreading awareness of the opportunities that exist outside of university has discovered that over half of teachers within the UK don't educate their students on apprenticeships, vocational training and the others options readily available to them for when they complete their studies

A positive year ahead for the recruitment industry as thirty-one percent of agencies predict growth of 25 percent or more this year

IPSE, the association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, has today reacted to the news that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defence have been fined a total of £1.5m, after the departments were found to have failed to seek adequate assurances that contractors were being used appropriately

Brightwork Group, the Glasgow and Edinburgh based recruitment specialist, saw turnover rise by 3.6 per cent to £32.65m in the year to December 2014

Two in five (40%) of UK employers have seen their sickness absence rates improve over the last 12 months, according to new research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry

Business awareness of the auto enrolment charge cap is increasing among SMEs, but fewer are taking action to ensure they are prepared, according to the latest research from Close Brothers Asset Management

A new CIPD report has revealed that the average employee pension contribution to a workplace-defined contribution pension scheme is currently 5%, but most employees think they should be saving almost double that (9%)

New research by a website dedicated to spreading awareness of the alternatives to university has uncovered the average starting salary for those entering their first job after completing university and after completing an apprenticeship. According to the poll, those who undertake an apprenticeship are likely to earn, on average, £3,729 more per year than those who have attended university; in terms of their first job role afterwards

Understanding what employees need from their office space helps businesses reach new levels of productivity and efficiency while attracting and retaining the right staff

Professional recruitment firms now have 26% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)