Up to 400 jobs could be lost at Sheffield Hallam University, it has been announced. The university said external pressures, such as the government’s plans to reduce the number of international students in the UK, had led to “tough decisions”. The move would affect non-academic staff, with a voluntary redundancy programme due to launch in...
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Felixstowe young people discuss jobs, mental health and housing
24 May 2024 By Jon Wright, BBC News, Suffolk Jon Wright/BBC Looking for a break, Luke Winston, 22, relaxes at Level Two in Felixstowe Young people have been sharing their experiences of struggling with the pressures of finding housing, jobs and dealing with mental health. The latest data shows 28% of young adults aged 16 to 29...
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HSBC and Deloitte withdraw UK job offers from foreign graduates because of new visa rules – but what do the changes mean for employers?
HSBC and Deloitte have rescinded job offers to foreign graduates who no longer meet sponsorship requirements as a result of visa rule changes, according to reports by the Financial Times. The reports follow Big Four firm KPMG’s move last month to withdraw job offers for the same reason, the newspaper reported. From 4 April 2024,...
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Nuclear power: Wylfa on Anglesey chosen as site for new plant
6 days ago Huw Thomas,BBC Wales business correspondent Reuters Wylfa’s previous power station stopped generating energy in 2015 Wylfa on Anglesey has been chosen as the preferred site for a large-scale nuclear power plant, the UK government said. The site was bought by ministers for £160m from previous developers Hitachi who abandoned plans for a...
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New nuclear power plant earmarked for North Wales
Wylfa in Anglesey first choice site for large-scale gigawatt nuclear power plant government launches talks with international energy companies explore building power station at site Anglesey to benefit from thousands of jobs and local investment in clean, reliable and cheaper power Wylfa in Anglesey is the government’s preferred site for the UK’s third mega-nuclear power...
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All six British UCI Continental Teams confirmed for 2024 Tour of Britain Women – Wrexham Council News
All six of Britain’s female UCI Continental teams have today been announced as the first teams confirmed for the inaugural Tour of Britain Women. Taking place from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 9 June, the Tour of Britain Women will feature four challenging and exciting stages, beginning in Welshpool, Wales and culminating in Leigh, Greater...
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Nationwide campaign to build the British workforce of the future
Biggest ever drive to help businesses unlock British talent unveiled in major speech by the Work and Pensions Secretary Nationwide campaign to connect employers to local Jobcentres as new cross-government taskforce launched to unleash the domestic labour supply AI work coach tools be rolled out in Jobcentres across UK to support cross-government mission Industries and...
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Thousands of jobs at risk if UK fails to act now on North Sea energy transition
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The UK will fail to achieve a “just and fair” transition by 2030 unless the government works proactively to sustain offshore energy industry jobs and investment, a study has found. Experts at Robert Gordon University...
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Self-driving vehicles set to be on roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law
self-driving vehicles could be on British roads in just 2 years as new law receives Royal Assent move could create over 38,000 new jobs, cementing Britain’s position at the forefront of the self-driving tech industry travel set to be revolutionised by £42 billion sector, increasing road safety and unlocking opportunities for those who currently can’t...
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Number of working-age males saying they ‘don’t want a job’ has soared by 600,000 since Covid to 3.1MILLION
Concerns about Britain’s inactivity crisis were underlined today with figures showing a spike in the number of men who do not want a job. Stark details in the latest official statistics revealed that 3.165million males aged between 16 and 64 indicated they are out of the workforce by choice. That is up from 2.5million before...
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Ukraine refugees face dwindling job opportunities in the U.K.
Merely weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the British government mobilized to offer asylum to people fleeing the conflict. Now refugees are struggling to find the high-quality jobs that their qualifications deserve. As the Russo-Ukrainian war grinds into its third year, visas issued to first arrivals are approaching expiry just as the U.K. labor...
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AI ‘godfather’ says universal basic income will be needed
The computer scientist regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” says the government will have to establish a universal basic income to deal with the impact of AI on inequality. Professor Geoffrey Hinton told BBC Newsnight that a benefits reform giving fixed amounts of cash to every citizen would be needed because he was “very...