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Interns paid above national minimum wage - or not at all (XpertHR - Employment Intelligence)
XpertHR Employment Intelligence « What are the merits of merit pay? | Main | Prospects for industrial relations in 2011 (2): Could strikes prove a damp squib in 2011? » Interns paid above national minimum wage - or not at all The pressure is on for employers to pay people on work experience if they
Apprentice makes the case for personality testing
Image: Rex Features Guru and Mrs Guru found themselves watching the Apprentice last night after the remote control fell to the floor and out of their respective reaches. Mrs Guru has been campaigning for a vacation from the history channel, so it was
Stuart Baggs … everything he touches turns to sold | Money | guardian.co.uk
So who better to go to, as the new series of The Apprentice begins, than 'the Brand' himself for tips on business success. Be warned, he's given free rein to his 'extreme masculinity' …
Jon Younger: The Human Element: Is Your Internship Program Helping or Hurting?
A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.
Work experience - change coming soon? (XpertHR - Employment Intelligence)
XpertHR Employment Intelligence « Consumer confidence in 2011: Waiting for the 'confidence fairy' | Main Work experience - change coming soon? 2011 has seen plenty of publicity on the topic of work experience and a focus on possible change to the way internships and similar schemes are carried out.
Apprenticeship Program – Have you got yours?
With graduate unemployment at a 15 year high and continuing government cut backs, the National Apprenticeships Program, probably has more relevance now than in the last few decades.
And then there were two... 'brand' boy and crazywoman bite bullet in Apprentice showdown
Guru likes to think of himself as something of a minor genius, so it gives him no great pleasure to point out that the same cannot be said for Professor Binna Kandola who has been following the BBC TV bullying showcase The Apprentice for the past few
Desperately dancing Vince promotes new skills strategy (XpertHR - Employment Intelligence)
XpertHR Employment Intelligence « Katherine Connolly: If I could change one thing about HR | Main Desperately dancing Vince promotes new skills strategy It seems that the government's reduced communication budget (highlighted by my colleague Sarah Welfare in her
The return of The Apprentice
As inevitable as the clocks going back and those interminable M&S adverts, the dark nights will feature another series of The Apprentice. The candidates’ profiles, for what they are worth, are already up on the BBC website.
Last Chance to get Funding for Graduate Internships 2010
...a number of organisations who have had some really positive outcomes on this great scheme. It gives the employer an ideal solution to a staffing problem and the graduate a chance for 8 - 12 weeks, paid work experience. The Higher Education Funding
