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John Lewis Partnership to create 10,400 Christmas roles
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (398+ words) The John Lewis Partnership is to recruit more than 10,400 seasonal roles as it prepares for the ‘golden quarter’. The vacancies span the breadth of Britain, reaching from Edinburgh to Exeter. Of the roles, 6,000 are within Waitrose’s 320 branches while 2,600 will be…...
Virgin Media O2 helps students stay in work with new flexible working initiative
3+ week, 2+ day ago (254+ words) Virgin Media O2 has launched a new retail trial designed to help university students stay in work while completing their studies. The launch comes as supporting young people into sustainable employment remains high on the national agenda, with Government encouraging employers…...
Why London businesses are rethinking how they get paid
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Improving social mobility will be booksmart Burnham's ultimate test - writes Tom Swarbrick | LBC
4+ week, 2+ day ago (782+ words) LBC's Tom Swarbrick has said that university is not the life-changing experience it once was You can tell he’s an English graduate. There was the Prime Minister quoting Tony Harrison’s poem “V” in an interview the other day – predictably, perhaps,…...
Post-Covid job competition surges by 66%: Study
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) Monday August 10, 2026 Competition for formal sector jobs in Bangladesh has increased by nearly 66% since before the Covid-19 pandemic, with the average number of applications per vacancy rising from 173 to 287 by 2025, according to a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development…...
Will Aid returns and highlights wider benefit to firms in recruitment message
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (345+ words) Charity campaign Will Aid 2026 returns in November, with law firms across the country encouraged to join the campaign to write wills for clients in exchange for donations to charity. The campaign takes place each year throughout November, with participating solicitors…...
Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (627+ words) PM’s vocational model also takes inspiration from former education secretary Kenneth Baker’s vision Andy Burnham’s plans to put academic and technical education routes on an equal footing in England have been welcomed by many, but none were more enthusiastic than…...
If Andy Burnham really wants to help NEETs he should rule out tax rises
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (567+ words) Andy Burnham’s announcements on technical education are welcome, but they will be meaningless if young people have no jobs to move into. The Budget will be the real test of how he plans to grow the economy, says Georgiana Bristol…...
Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s plans for youth employment – cartoon
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (24+ words) The Guardian Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s plans for youth employment – cartoon...
Burnham’s education reforms ‘must not hit university funding’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) Image: Number 10 [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], via Flickr UCU and UUK respond to government plans for new vocational education pathways Andy Burnham’s plan to give secondary school students more access to vocational education at age 14 must not result in reduced government investment…...