As Americans queue up at polling stations in a year’s time, they will need to ask themselves a simple, yet crucial question: how has Trump done so far? For many, Donald Trump’s time in the […]
Controversy over Asda’s New Contracts
In March, Asda released a new employment contact (6) which simplify terms for hourly paid workers and increased basic pay. Originally it was announced that employees had to sign the new contract 6 by midnight […]
Brexit to Threaten Small and Medium Businesses
As the Prime Minister hopes to cinch a EU deal next month, more and more businesses are demanding clarity on what Brexit will look like to allow them to plan for the scenario. Chair of […]
Automation Threatens to Widen North-South Divide
For years, northern industry was at the forefront of England’s economy. From the industrial revolution which traces its roots from Lancashire cotton mills, to coal mining across Yorkshire and the North-East, Britain was powered by […]
‘The Teach First Model’: Rebranding the Public Service Professions in Need
2003 saw the first cohort of teachers entering London secondary school classrooms through Teach First, a charity aiming to break the link between a child’s educational attainment and their socio-economic background. This was an innovative […]
The Best Business Degree of 2017
This week, QS, the global career and education network service released their yearly rankings of the best Universities in the world, broken down by subject and region. As the Business Section of this newspaper it […]
What skills do employers value most in their graduates?
With competition for graduate jobs ever increasing, what skills are employers really looking for in their graduates? Julia Constable talks to business representatives at the LUBS Night of Exchange and reviews the night as a […]
The UK’s highest paying jobs: Where’s the money at ?
(Photo from : Mirror.co.uk) The deadline for 2017 graduates to apply for jobs is looming, no corporate stone should be left un-turned, infinite applications should have been sent off and intimidating assessment centres and […]
Breaking the Stigma: Businesses Move to Employ Ex-Offenders
(Photo from : thespecialised.com) As privileged students attending a Russell Group University, we have been offered every opportunity to make a success of our lives. Despite the overwhelming negative rhetoric in the media surrounding the […]
Creating your own talent pool , the way forward ?
(Photo from : the best you magazine) James Dyson has been complaining for a long time about the shortage of British engineers graduating from universities. Within one of these complaints after meeting the minister Jo […]