CELEBRATING its recent win in the category for employers of 11-50 staff, Sacha Bedding, managing director at the Stockton International Family Centre talks about how the organisation practices equality and diversity and the benefits of applying this approach within the business.Read
EMPLOYING the right people is not just about candidates ticking the relevant academic boxes; it is also important that your new employee demonstrates many other personal skills to further improve your workforce.Read
THE economic future of the North-East depends upon individuals who can learn and improve throughout their working lives and on businesses who are willing to invest in the skills of their workers.Read
EMPLOYERS! Work Trials can help within your recruitment process by providing the opportunity to see how well-suited the person is for the job before making the final decision. Read
DEVELOPING a skills partnership approach, the North East Tourism Strategic Alliance (NETSA) has joined forces to combat the skills shortages within the region.Read
MORE than 300 people attended the first ever Alcan Wansbeck Business Awards, which was was held in one of the new industrial units on Ashwood Business Park, Ashington, in September.Read
IF you’ve got a vacancy you just can’t fill, have you thought about contacting one of North East England’s three pilot programmes that are helping people to get off incapacity benefit and back to work?Read
The opening of its new office in Newcastle has marked a major milestone for Working Links, the organisation which is working closely with the region's employers to help open up new opportunities locally.Read
The recently-launched New Ways to Opportunities project, which is being supported by the NEEC, is already seeing huge success, having signed 130 clients in fewer than three months.Read
Equality North East is pleased to announce the launch of the 2007 North East Equality Awards. Once again, it is looking for those organisations and individuals throughout the region who strive to ensure that good equality and diversity practices are implemented in the workplace.Read
Employers were invited recently to a breakfast meeting held by Age Concern and partner organisations to discuss the topic of employing older workers.Read
The report released in December 2006 by Lord Sandy Leitch makes clear and radical recommendations to make the UK a world leader in skills by 2020, by creating a simplified demand-led system, increasing levels of employer engagement and embedding a culture of learning.Read
On June 14 2007, more than 150 leading employers from across England met with government ministers in central London to make a public Skills Pledge to train all their staff.Read
JohnHutton, Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, recently announced that Tyne & Wear city region was one of 15 successful cities and towns across the UK that will be given greater flexibility to respond to the recruitment and training needs of local businesses.Read
Engaging with employers effectively will be crucial to the success of a new company, which counts Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Partnership and the North East Chamber of Commerce as members.Read
With the aim of making life as easy as possible for employers by offering a practical and professional service, Gateshead Council Economic Development team and Jobcentre Plus linked up earlier this year to help recruit local skilled people with one of the largest employers in the borough.Read
