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You Tuber is top career choice in 28 countries
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (424+ words) Something for the weekend: Over time, people's dream careers have changed, most recently due to the increase in technology use. It'll come as no surprise, then, that You Tuber is the top career choice in 28 countries, according to a new…...
Met Life UK receives Great Place to Work certification
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (307+ words) Protection and employee benefits provider Met Life UK has received Great Place to Work certification for the third consecutive year. The certification is based on a comprehensive assessment, which includes a business portfolio submission and survey feedback from employees. The…...
Rise Guide searches for Global Charisma Scout
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (428+ words) Something for the weekend: It's become a bit of a stereotype that young Millennials and Generation Z do not like speaking on the phone or talking to strangers. In fact, self-improvement app Rise Guide found that 78% of 2, 000 people surveyed in…...
DG Voice receives living wage, living hours and living pension accreditations
3+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) DG Voice, a disabled people's organisation based in Dumfries and Galloway, has received living wage employer, living hours and living pension accreditations. The accreditations are awarded by Living Wage Scotland and recognise the charity's commitment to ensuring all of its…...
Amazon to invest $1 billion in preparing employees for in-demand careers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Amazon has committed to invest $1 billion (741. 8 million) globally in its Career Choice programme to prepare hundreds of thousands of operations employees for in-demand careers of the future." The programme will upskill another 500, 000 operations employees globally, and double the number of…...
Law Society of Scotland increases pay for trainee solicitors for 2026/27
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (415+ words) The Law Society of Scotland has increased its recommended pay for trainee solicitors for 2026/27. As of 1 June, the recommended rate of pay for trainee solicitors in Scotland will be "25, 950 for first year trainees, which is an additional "1, 110 per annum, and…...
Job applicant receives unusual rejection response
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (377+ words) Something for the weekend: Unfortunately, not every prospective job applicant will hear back about whether they have been successful these days. This could be for a variety of reasons, but is not particularly helpful for the candidates involved. However, a…...
Cambridge University workers strike over pay dispute
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) Around 600 Cambridge University workers have taken further strike action in a dispute over their pay." The staff work across the library, museum, estates management, finance, student services and IT department." They have asked their employer for a pensionable local pay…...
HSBC UK to offer staff British Sign Language training
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (286+ words) Alexander Fedosov / Shutterstock Banking organisation HSBC UK has announced that it will offer British Sign Language (BSL) for Beginners training to all of its 23, 000 employees." Through a partnership with the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), the e-learning course…...
University of Manchester reports 15. 7% mean ethnicity pay gap
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (235+ words) Alastair Wallace / Shutterstock The University of Manchester has reported a 15. 7% mean ethnicity pay gap for 2025, down from 19. 9% in 2024. The university's median ethnicity pay gap for 2025 was 14. 4%, up from 12. 2% in 2024. Its mean ethnicity bonus gap was -0. 6%, compared to -5. 4% in 2024, while its…...