The Apprenticeship levy is now in force and companies with an annual wage bill of £3,000,000 or more should now be paying an additional 0.5% of their wage bill to the HMRC (minus the £15,000 allowance). Most companies, however, don’t realise that this pot of money is theirs to spend on development of their own […]
September 19, 2016
As the original outsourced HR company, HR180 offers commercial HR services to a vast range of business partners of all sizes across Leeds, Yorkshire, the UK and internationally. With the introduction of the new Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017, British businesses of all sizes have a role to play in improving apprentice training – but […]
September 19, 2016
IFAHR180 provides outsourced HR services, HR projects and HR consultancy for clients across the globe. Nearer to home today (31/1/17), apprenticeships are hitting the UK headlines with an Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report suggesting that the Government’s Apprenticeship scheme funded by an Apprenticeship Levy will be poor value for money and sets arbitrary targets. The think […]
September 19, 2016
HR180 is the leading HR outsourcing and consultancy company in Leeds, Yorkshire dealing with everything to do with the people side of businesses throughout the UK. HR Manager Becky Mee ponders Apprenticeships which can be seen as the poor relation of post-16 education. I’ve recently had the misfortune of having my house re wired. Now, […]
September 19, 2016
PM Editorial, 18th August 2015 These young people have talent but ‘find door to employment closed’ Young people’s charity Barnado’s has urged the government to save 20,000 newly created apprenticeships for care leavers in a bid to support them into work. The call to action comes as 16 to 18 year olds across the UK […]
September 19, 2016
Stephen Exley, 21st August 2015 An apprenticeship levy is set to be introduced in 2017, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Bis) announced today. Confirmation of plans to bring in the levy for large businesses in two years came as Bis unveiled a package of “radical plans” to help it meet its target of […]
September 19, 2016
Darren Evans – 19th March 2014 The government has announced almost £200 million worth of new funding to boost apprenticeships. In the Budget this afternoon, Chancellor George Osborne said that £170 million would be made available to meet business demand for the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) scheme. Under the AGE, employers who have not […]
September 19, 2016
Insider Media Limited – 21 August 2015 David Cameron will today unveil a raft of changes to apprenticeships, which includes a new policy of factoring in a business’ offering when awarding major government contracts. The government will pledge to support three million apprenticeships by 2020, which includes the publication of new ‘industry standards’ designed to […]
September 19, 2016
PM Editorial 13 Aug 2015 Analysis finds vocational training offers quick return on investment It’s well known that skilled employees can give an organisation the edge over competitors and this is certainly true for the UK economy as a whole, particularly when it comes to technology skills. But analysis from employer support group the Tech […]
September 19, 2016
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