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5. Industry works together to boost engineering student numbers
A new industry initiative to help combat the skills shortfall in electrical and electronic engineering was launched today, as engineering graduate numbers hit crisis point. ...

6. Flexible working: the right to request and the duty to consider
The right to request flexible working was introduced in 2003 for parents of young and disabled children, and the scope of the law was extended to carers of certain adults with ...

7. Hard Work, Hidden Lives
This report exposes a hidden Britain. It shows that employment practices attacked as exploitative in the nineteenth century are still common today. It reveals that vulnerable ...

8. Life Chances: Supporting people to get on in the labour market. An analytical discussion paper March 2008
This paper reviews the evidence relating to helping adults to progress in work. It also highlights ambiguities and gaps in this evidence and suggests issues for further ...