Story by: Girlie Garduce, Financial Adviser
New draft government legislation targets boosting employees' rights when it comes to training
The government has introduced too many iniatives on skills without stopping to work out what the best method would be
Income tax tops poll of the most pressing issue for the chancellor to address
Teenagers do not understand simple budgeting yet are prepared and able to receive substantial credit when they turn 18, the Axa financial taskforce has warned
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Personal accounts will be unaffordable for a growing number of employees, according to research
Research from TUC commission highlights the problem of exploitation in the workplace
Report reveals how adults like to learn - in and out of the workplace.
The retail distribution is honourable in its intention but the industry is yet to be sold on the fact that the FSA can deliver. Although the interim statement has offered some hope
The ISO will, like many other things, boost the professionalism of the industry, even if at the moment it is only a few firms that are involved with it
Why is it that some companies are still not with it when it comes to the worldwide web?
University students shared £12,000 cash prizes from ifs School of Finance, with the top spot and £9000 going to Bing Wen Tan. an Electrical Engineering undergraduate for Imperial College, London.
Inflexible approaches to homeworking risk 'restricting competitiveness'
A seminar to help protect business wealth in the current financial climate will be held in Lowestoft, Sulfolk.
Alliance & Leicester has branded young people as "career chameleons" following survey results which found 16 per cent of 16 to 21-year-olds planned on a single career path for life.
Topics of balancing regulation and compliance will be discussed at the annual Centre for Competition Policy Conference in July.
A partnership for the training and accreditation of all Abbey underwriting staff has been announced.
Guest speakers Chris Taylor and John Pearson from the Financial Services Industry head the guest list for the Securities & Investment Institute compliance forum in July.
A pilot which placed JobCentre 'employment advisers' in GP surgeries to help Statutory Sick Pay and incapacity benefit recipient is to be extended, the department for work and pensions has announced.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is holding its Annual Recruitment and Retention Conference on 18 and 19 June, in London.
While the government looks to address skills development and enable the country to succeed internationally, it seems there might be even bigger problems at hand in the employment market.
Barclays Bank’s approach to switching clients from one product to another should be probed following a Financial Ombudsman Service provisional ruling against the banking giant, according to an IFA.
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