All Apprentices articles – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesElection: what do the parties promise when it comes to business and workers' rights?
With less than two weeks to go, here’s what the big hitters have to say on business rates, wages, worker rights, apprenticeships, taxes and more
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NewsFWD urges electoral candidates to reform apprenticeship levy ahead of election
The FWD is lobbying to change the scheme into a wider skills levy ahead of the general election
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ethan O’Brien, apprentice, Coca-Cola
’The opportunities are endless, you just have to put the work in and the rewards will follow’
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NewsLow Pay Commission to consult on national living wage rates
It comes as employers across the country implemented the new NLW this week, which rose by 9.8% from £10.42 to £11.44 per hour
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NewsCut business rates and reform Apprenticeship Levy, says M&S boss
Stuart Machin has set out what he wants to see announced in Wednesday’s spring budget
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NewsBakkavor Group to recruit record intake of 86 apprentices in 2024
The roles span a wide range of specialist areas, including food technology, health & safety and business administration
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NewsFWD calls for apprenticeship levy reform to boost skills training
Clare Jackson, senior learning and development lead at Sysco GB, said the reform should also include covering costs of exams and equipment
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NewsManufacturers call for measures to shake up Apprenticeship Levy and attract labour
The so-called Manufacturing Five (M5) group of trade bodies, representing a combined turnover of £309bn, today published a new ‘manifesto for growth’, which it said proposed measures necessary to close the gap on the UK’s economic rivals
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NewsM&S quadruples intake of careers programme for school leavers and graduates
Successful candidates could be running a store in two years, according to M&S
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NewsHome Bargains launches buyer apprenticeship programme
Successful applicants will be mentored by a category manager and work alongside senior buyers at the retailer’s head office in Liverpool
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NewsHolland & Barrett apprenticeship scheme rated highly by Ofsted
It comes as a growing number of retailers call for the Apprenticehip Levy to be reformed
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the Apprenticeship Levy became a £3bn swindle
David Cameron’s pet project was meant to boost opportunities for apprentices, but companies say most of the money is disappearing into the Treasury’s pockets. What’s going on?
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco chief Ken Murphy’s plea to the government
Ken Murphy has made three demands for government support
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NewsBritvic invests £13m into new Rugby canning line
The investment is projected to create up to 20 new jobs across engineering and manufacturing
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NewsM&S CEO Stuart Machin joins calls for reform of Apprenticeship Levy
M&S would be able to train more young people without the levy system, according to Machin
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Tia Benaim, logistics apprentice, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
For National Apprecticeship Week, Tia gives insight on her logistics role with Coca-Cola
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NewsAldi donating £1m to fund apprenticeships at SMEs
Sectors to benefit will include early years education, operations management, hospitality and health and social care, as well as the food supply industry
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News‘Broken’ Apprenticeship Levy must be fixed, BRC chief urges
Helen Dickinson is one of four trade body chiefs to sign an open letter to government criticising the current Apprenticeship Levy
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NewsAldi kicks off biggest-ever apprenticeship drive
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket is offering opportunities in stores, logistics and buying, as well as HGV driving
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Analysis & FeaturesThe levelling up ‘missions’ involving food
The levelling up agenda is based on 12 core ‘missions’ to be achieved by 2030. Five are particularly relevant to food, though as the Food Foundation points out, they will “be impossible without ambitious action to improve the food system”