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News: Pressure and job insecurity felt by UK workers at 20-year high
Posted by admin on May 21, 2013 in Blog Latest News | 0 comment
British workers are feeling less secure and more pressured at work than at any time in the past 20 years, with pay cuts and diminished control over their jobs among the biggest concerns, according to a national survey of employees’ wellbeing More than 3,000 workers aged between 20 and 60 were interviewed in 2012 for [...]
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News: Graduates facing freeze in starting salaries this year
Posted by admin on May 20, 2013 in Blog Latest News | 0 comment
University leavers will be dealt a further blow this year after it emerged the majority of employers are planning to freeze wages because of the economic crisis. Almost three-quarters of firms are preparing to hold salaries for graduates at levels seen last year, it was revealed. The freeze represents a real-terms cut in overall wages [...]
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News: Gove plans to change GCSE grading
Posted by admin on May 16, 2013 in Blog Latest News | 0 comment
Top GCSE marks of A* and A could be replaced by a one to four numerical scale, education secretary Michael Gove told MPs on Wednesday, as one option to distinguish between high achieving candidates and make a break with the previous grades awarded. “Rather than having A*, A and B, you might have one, two, [...]
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Event: Let’s Talk Africa
Posted by admin on May 15, 2013 in Blog Events | 0 comment
Theme: ‘Africa Rising’ Date: 25 May 2013 Venue: University Arms Hotel,Regent Street, Cambridge. Time: 11am-5pm Speakers include: Nicholas Okoye- President and Chief Executive Officer of Anabel Group Inc. Jason Davies- Head of Resourcing for Africa ABSA/Barclays Tom Ilube – Founder and Chairman of the African Gifted Foundation René Carayol – CEO – Inspired Leaders Network [...]
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Bite the ballot – Upcoming Debates
Posted by admin on May 15, 2013 in Blog Events | 0 comment
#DB8 – Compulsory Voting With fewer policies being written for young people because of their lack of turnout and conversely, older people getting more attention due to the high numbers voting every year, is it time that we address this shift in power? Is compulsory voting for young people the way to solve this problem? [...]
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