Many British bosses need more help than expected when it comes to managing their firms, but others have stepped in to provide it - according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). …
At this time of year, hospitality businesses are at full stretch, hosting holiday makers enjoying the British summer and making sure we are all having memorable holidays. But like other sectors, their trade is subject to seasonal peaks and troughs. …
TV Presenter Laura Whitmore is the latest celebrity to be announced as a contestant in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. She will be thrown together with an unknown professional and take on tangoing and waltzing to the delight …
How can we best support small businesses in the UK to grow and prosper? This is a question we’ve asked again and again at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). It was the driving force behind our Management …
I recently had the opportunity to chair a panel session at the ‘Better jobs better business’ conference in Leeds with employers and key players that UKCES is working with to explore ways of improving low paid jobs in the retail …
Having worked in the legal profession in both the private and public sector for over 30 years, starting as a solicitor, then partner, manager and now a director, I truly understand the necessity of strong management and leadership in any …
Robert Woodhead Ltd has been working in the construction sector for 70 years, always family run, and always holding true to the values that have helped us grow to where we are now. From small beginnings, we've created a multi-million-pound …
Scott Waddington, Wales Commissioner to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, looks at the benefits small businesses are set to receive after a series of innovative projects were given the green light. Earlier in October, UKCES announced the go-ahead …
Rob Francis is Director of Innovation and Business Improvement at Skanska UK. The joint government and industry Construction 2025 strategy outlines some very ambitious targets for the sector. Over the next decade, we need to reduce costs by a third, …
The UK Futures Programme is a series of productivity challenges that target specific workforce development problems. The challenges trial innovative ideas with industry to test what works in addressing current or anticipated workforce development problems identified by UKCES research. The …
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