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July 14, 2015
The UK is reported to have the widest skills gap between young people not in education, employment and training (NEETs), and their employed counterparts, in a recent 22-country…
July 6, 2015
In April, Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard a case pertaining to an incident that had occurred in September 2012, when a worker received serious injuries whilst renewing a sewage outfall on…
June 29, 2015
Leaving school or college and becoming an apprentice can be difficult – but you’re only just beginning your career and you want to make sure it gets off to the…
June 11, 2015
The Office of National Statistics has reported the lowest unemployment rates for over 6 years, with the official figure standing at just 5.6% in the quarter leading to February. …
June 8, 2015
If you work in the health and safety industry, chances are you’ll be attending the IOSH annual conference on the 16th and 17th June 2015. Primarily aimed at people in…
May 27, 2015
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has recently expressed concerns that 190,000 placements for adult education will be lost next year due to severe funding cuts, reducing the budget…
May 20, 2015
The Powered Access Licence or PAL card (issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is well know throughout the world, and across a wide range…
May 11, 2015
Health and safety in the workplace is of paramount importance in any organisation, and the various guidelines and legislations that govern workplaces up and down the country must be adhered…
May 6, 2015
We’re fast approaching the next general election, and while many of the parties are promising to increase the minimum wage, increase the number of apprenticeships available and increase commitments to…
April 28, 2015
It’s no secret that the UK construction industry is experiencing a serious skills shortage following the recession, which is leaving many companies short staffed and unable to fulfill contracts. Employers…
April 22, 2015
A new report, published by recruitment specialists Randstad, has found that 20% of jobs in the UK construction industry are currently held by women. This may not seem…
April 15, 2015
No matter how well maintained your forklift truck is, sometimes you’ll turn the key or push the button, and it just will not start. Of course, now you’re morning is…
April 9, 2015
Workplace accidents rarely result in death, but the injuries and illnesses that result can be life changing and even life shortening, leaving victims disfigured, disabled and in pain. The government’s…
March 24, 2015
As increasingly more contractors and construction companies throughout the UK are turning to migrant labour to fill the skills gap in the industry, it begs the question – why…
March 18, 2015
According to the HSE, almost half of all accidents involving power tools and abrasive wheels result from a mistake made by the operator, or an unsafe system of work,…
March 12, 2015
The Chief Executive at Osbornes, Mr David Fison, has been encouraging those in the construction industry to recognise the importance of skilled immigrants, and stop calling for more restrictive immigration…
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