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It’s time to invest in better careers education to prepare the workforce of tomorrow
Date: June 15, 2022
By Russell Hobby, CEO of Teach First Unemployment and access to skills and training opportunities continues to be a persistent challenge for young people, with the latest ONS figures revealing that over 700,000 young people are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET). Amongst those hardest hit are young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, who...
Conflict in Ukraine could aggravate drug problems, EU body warns
Date: June 14, 2022
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could create “new vulnerabilities” in Europe to illegal drugs by triggering shifts in smuggling routes and potentially exposing more people to narcotics, the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency warned on Tuesday. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said in its annual report...
Age to buy cigarettes in England should rise every year, review says
Date: June 9, 2022
By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -The legal age of sale for cigarettes in England should be raised by one year every year until eventually no one can buy tobacco products, a government-commissioned review said on Thursday. Progressively increasing the minimum age from 18 was one of 15 recommendations in a review ordered by health minister...
Protecting whistleblowers against victimisation
Date: May 27, 2022
By Chris Boyle, Business Development Manager, Safecall Employees within the banking and finance sector are increasingly likely to use whistleblowing channels to report concerns about discrimination and harassment. With such a growing trend, employers should ensure that HR teams and managers are trained in whistleblowing and are able to respond appropriately when a matter is...
Russia advises against travel to UK because of ‘unfriendly’ visa stance
Date: May 13, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was recommending that its citizens not travel to Britain, complaining that authorities there were making it “virtually impossible” for Russians to obtain visas. The Russian Foreign Ministry alleged Russian applications were being delayed because Britain was giving higher priority to Ukrainian refugees. It said Russians were also unable...
Proxy advisers split over vote on leonardo CEO liability action
Date: May 12, 2022
(Refiles to clarify board’s position on matter in penultimate paragraph) MILAN (Reuters) -Proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis were split over whether shareholders at Italian defence group Leonardo should vote against a request to start a liability action against CEO Alessandro Profumo, documents showed. In 2020, Profumo was sentenced in the first instance to six...