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Retail bosses urge Starmer to tackle youth unemployment crisis
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (737+ words) By: Felix Armstrong and Mauricio Alencar More than 80 retail bosses have called on the Prime Minister to set out urgent measures to tackle youth unemployment, warning that the "ladder of opportunity for young people is wobbling." The chiefs of leading…...
Double Royal honour for worldwide exam board, the Learning Resource Network
1+ day, 10+ min ago (407+ words) By: The Learning Resource Network The UK-based Learning Resource Network has just landed a King's Award for Enterprise for International Trade, one of the United Kingdom's highest business honours. The award marks its second Royal recognition in six years, following…...
The ROI of an MBA: Why mid-career professionals are choosing the Executive MBA in 2026
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (645+ words) By: Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) What is the driving force behind the decision to do an Executive MBA? For some people it is rapid career progression. Others aim for a significant uplift in their salary. For successful entrepreneur Ashley…...
Number of private school pupils plummets after Labour's VAT hike on fees
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (341+ words) Private school pupil numbers have plummeted by 30, 000, down nearly 7 per cent in some year groups, since Labour introduced VAT on fees. As of 1 January 2025, private school fees in the UK, including tuition and boarding, are subject to 20 per cent VAT,…...
BCG, Bain and Alvarez to ramp up entry level hiring despite AI fears
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) Three of the UK's largest management consultancies are boosting the amount of young people and graduates they recruit this year amid sector-wide concern that AI will disrupt junior hiring." Both Bain & Co and Alvarez & Marsal's UK bosses said they will…...
London AI jobs boom as Anthropic salaries hit "630k
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (657+ words) London's AI hiring race is accelerating at dizzying rates, with Anthropic offering some engineers in the capital as much as "630, 000 a year as Big Tech firms battle for AI talent. The US AI giant, backed by Amazon and best known…...
Unemployment back up as UK job vacancies fall
3+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) Politics and Economics Reporter Unemployment crept back up despite a fall in last month's data as it was shown that the UK jobs market weakened in the last quarter. The Office for National Statistics said the UK unemployment rate was…...
Why modern work leaves ancient brains exhausted
3+ week, 1+ day ago (826+ words) Modern anxiety and exhaustion result from the conflict between our ancient brain machinery, which is optimized for simple, short-term pursuit and reward, and the abstract, distant, and competitive goals of modern life, says Paul Goldsmith A strange thing has happened…...
John Caudwell: Mentoring isn't a nice-to-have, it's an economic imperative
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (653+ words) Mentoring young people is early-stage investment in human capital, and the results are clear, writes John Caudwell Too many young people in our society are being left behind. This is not because they lack talent or ambition, but because the…...
Santander celebrates the winners of the SW50 2026 programme
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) Puja Patel, Head of Strategic Programmes and Universities at Santander UK, recently said: "It'sso important that we celebrate and recognise female talent in the workplace. Without women, wedon't get the diverse balance that can drive growth, positive change and a…...