East Midlands Chamber launches database that gives insight into local skills needs and supply
Businesses and educators can gain an insight into skills supply and demand at local level using a new online dashboard created by East Midlands Chamber.…
British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
London polling gives further insight into the pandemic’s flexible working legacy
New polling released today by @LondonChamber of Commerce and Industry provides insight into the home working plans of businesses in the capital, once COVID-19 restrictions…
Traineeship-style scheme for mature workers among six-point employment and skills plan proposed to tackle COVID-19’s impact on London
A new @LondonChamber report released today (Wednesday 19 May), outlines a six-point plan to tackle London’s unemployment and skills challenges. With COVID-19 impact leaving…
Top 5 skills priorities for UK employers: An agile skills training system more crucial than ever
Published today (6 May) the final report from the Workplace Training and Development Commission (WTDC), follows an 18-month in-depth study of what businesses want from adult skills training provision in the UK: The problem of skills shortages…
Landmark skills training report calls for wide-ranging reboot of UK system
@BritishChambers and @Indeed’s major new report is calling for a root and branch reform of the UK’s training system to help businesses access the skills they need…
Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Business communities…
Employee #Wellbeing Critical to Business Success
Over two-fifths (43%) of businesses have had employees absent from work for more than four weeks due to ill health in the last two years,…
Business appetite to recruit strong but recruitment difficulties can’t be ignored
The latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Totaljobs, finds that recruitment intentions strengthened in the second quarter of…
Immigration proposals could exacerbate labour shortages
Over half of UK businesses with staff from outside the UK would be negatively impacted by government proposals for the UK’s future immigration system, according…
Remove blockers in the #skills system to alleviate recruitment struggles
New research by the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with global job site Indeed, reveals the increasing time it’s taking businesses to recruit the…