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Pressure to join New Deal
Grappling to turn simple manifesto pledges into reality, the government wants companies to employ more young people. But most firms will have to find other ways to help.
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Little and large:
partnerships for jobs
As concern about unemployment rises up the public policy agenda across Europe, the European Round Table has taken a timely look at what large companies can do to help small firms create jobs.
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Welfare-to-work New Deal:
the company role
Since the mid 1970s, a succession of employment and training schemes have targeted young people, with variable success rates. If the latest government plans are to work, the private sector must be an active participant.
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New faces, new policies,
old themes
With the new government in office, here are the main issues of interest in community affairs, with the key personalities and the legislation promised in the Queen's Speech.
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Taking care of the carers
Even as Opportunity 2000 celebrates five successful years, the scale of the task ahead looks daunting, but companies are increasingly recognising the benefits of caring for their staff who have caring responsibilities.
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Comment
The buzz words "learning society" and "lifelong learning" tell us where we need to get to. Today's reality is that only one in five adults in Britain can correctly answer 12 simple maths questions, half the number in France, Japan and other major competitors. Is the University for Industry the answer?
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Lifelong learning for all
Efforts continue to achieve the vision of a learning society, with a major government white paper launched and proposals from the Labour opposition for a University for Industry. But with special help, those most in need will miss out.
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Comment
The closing date for submissions to Sir Ronald Hampel's Committee on Corporate Governance has prompted the usual protagonists to parade their party lines.
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Sir Ronnie to the rescue
Will the Hampel committee on corporate governance break new ground in the debate about to whom companies are accountable and for what?
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