All Apprentices articles
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NewsLidl welcomes 51 apprentices to retail leadership degree programme
Students will earn up to £46,000 by year four while gaining a BSc (Hons) Retail Leadership degree from Kingston University
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Comment & OpinionLabour must tackle the root causes of food & drink’s recruitment crisis
If we are to truly tackle the recruitment crisis, we need to address the wider issues
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NewsCampaign launched to tackle food & drink recruitment crisis
The campaign stems from labour shortages and is backed by a who’s who of suppliers and retailers
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sophie Morbitzer, operational support manager, Arla
‘Connecting with people in the industry can offer valuable insights and advice from those who have already navigated the path you’re interested in’
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NewsAldi calls on A-level students to apply for apprenticeship roles
The discounter is offering opportunities in stores, warehouses, and as HGV drivers
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lauren Phillips, graduate product developer, Itsu
’For a younger person, I think the key ingredients (pardon the pun) for success in this industry are willingness to learn and passion’
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Comment & OpinionLabour has a golden opportunity to revive retail
The new government is an opportunity for fresh thinking, says Helen Dickinson, CEO of the British Retail Consortium
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco is Employer of the Year (Retailer)
The supermarket’s improvments to pay, maternity, paternity and adoption leave benefits, and a new virtual GP service stood out to judges
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Analysis & FeaturesElection: what do the parties promise when it comes to business and workers' rights?
With less than two weeks to go, here’s what the big hitters have to say on business rates, wages, worker rights, apprenticeships, taxes and more
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NewsFWD urges electoral candidates to reform apprenticeship levy ahead of election
The FWD is lobbying to change the scheme into a wider skills levy ahead of the general election
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ethan O’Brien, apprentice, Coca-Cola
’The opportunities are endless, you just have to put the work in and the rewards will follow’
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NewsLow Pay Commission to consult on national living wage rates
It comes as employers across the country implemented the new NLW this week, which rose by 9.8% from £10.42 to £11.44 per hour
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NewsCut business rates and reform Apprenticeship Levy, says M&S boss
Stuart Machin has set out what he wants to see announced in Wednesday’s spring budget
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NewsBakkavor Group to recruit record intake of 86 apprentices in 2024
The roles span a wide range of specialist areas, including food technology, health & safety and business administration
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NewsFWD calls for apprenticeship levy reform to boost skills training
Clare Jackson, senior learning and development lead at Sysco GB, said the reform should also include covering costs of exams and equipment
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NewsManufacturers call for measures to shake up Apprenticeship Levy and attract labour
The so-called Manufacturing Five (M5) group of trade bodies, representing a combined turnover of £309bn, today published a new ‘manifesto for growth’, which it said proposed measures necessary to close the gap on the UK’s economic rivals
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NewsM&S quadruples intake of careers programme for school leavers and graduates
Successful candidates could be running a store in two years, according to M&S
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NewsHome Bargains launches buyer apprenticeship programme
Successful applicants will be mentored by a category manager and work alongside senior buyers at the retailer’s head office in Liverpool
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NewsHolland & Barrett apprenticeship scheme rated highly by Ofsted
It comes as a growing number of retailers call for the Apprenticehip Levy to be reformed
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the Apprenticeship Levy became a £3bn swindle
David Cameron’s pet project was meant to boost opportunities for apprentices, but companies say most of the money is disappearing into the Treasury’s pockets. What’s going on?