People Matters HR’s Post

The Conservative Party have pledged to continue their current agenda as follows: • Reform of industrial action laws • Back to Work Plan including proposed reform of fit notes • Reform of umbrella company market • Continue with National Disability Strategy • Address definition of “sex” in Equality Act 2010 • Re-introduction of employment tribunal fees • Reform of non-compete clauses • Proposed reform to TUPE. Bills going through the last Parliament Fertility Treatment is to be included into the Employment Rights Act 1996. • Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill. • Bullying and Respect at Work Bill. • Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act - Received Royal Assent on the last day of parliament. - Neonatal care leave and pay Apprenticeships • A Conservative Government would create 100,000 more apprenticeships. • Introduce a Financial incentive for SME’s to recruit 16-18-year-old apprentices who need extra support, e.g. disadvantaged young people and those that don’t have level 2 in English and Maths. • They Pledge to raise the minimum apprenticeship wage for 16-17-year olds. • They will extend discounted or free travel passes for 16-17’s to make it apprenticeships a more attractive and financially viable option. • They will scrap the “worst-performing” degrees. National Service • The Conservatives have pledged to introduce mandatory national service. • 18-year-olds will join the military for 12 months, or volunteer one weekend every month in the community. • No one will be sent to prison for refusing to take part in the programme

Did you know? At the last census, employment for First Nations Australians was 51% compared to 74% for other Australians In 2022, women made up 58% of the labor force, but only around 6.5% of women worked in male-dominated trades The Global Renewable Energy Market will grow from 1,050.31 bn USD in 2023 to 3,637.99 Bn by 2031 We have some challenges to address together! Over the coming year, we’ll be announcing an expansion of new programs that BUSY will be delivering in Australia and overseas. BUSY is driven by Impact. We passionately believe in Unbounded Possibilities for Apprentices, Students, unemployed people and indeed everyone, and the transformative power of education, skills and employment. We particularly believe in supporting under represented groups! We also believe in Unbounded Possibilities for our Gold Coast NFP and everyone who works for us. We’re not perfect, as after all we’re just a bunch of humans trying to do good stuff. But we are committed to constantly improving the lives of others and to also improve our business. The new AASS is the opportunity to make a huge impact by improving completion rates of Apprentices. And to particularly support First Nations Australians, Women in Male Dominated Trades, People with Disability, apprentices in remote Australia, and indeed all Australians. I recognise there’s been a lot of public debate on improving completion rates and we’re committed to working with Unions, Industry bodies, Employers, Schools, RTOs, GTOs, Govt and indeed anyone who wants to improve Apprenticeship outcomes. The new AASS puts the Apprentice at the centre of the system and we look forward to sharing our tech, and our strategies, to support completions together. We’re also committed to future industries. Clean Energy is so important and we’re determined to increase apprentice uptake and retention in this vital sector! It is quite literally the only choice we all have for a brighter future! We really are driven by our Purpose at BUSY, and as a NFP organisation, we’re driven by the ability to lead with a commercial outlook and invest our profits back into the community, rather than to shareholders, private equity or elsewhere. In recent years, BUSY has used this approach to get our Schools underway to make a massive impact to disengaged students, to fund our Health business and to fund Employability staff to enter prisons pre release, to help break cycles of recidivism. BUSY is a purpose! So many of us at BUSY want our lives and careers to matter. We want the work we do to directly help people and communities, and we want the same for our surpluses! If this sounds like you, then you belong at BUSY. In the months ahead we’ll be advertising a range of roles for someone like you, who is commercially driven but wants to make a big community impact. So watch this space! And make sure to follow our socials, our leaders and partners! Leonie Carlile Cassandra Horan Check the comments for more!

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Evaluating recent policy changes for the early years and care sectors in light of acute skills challenges: The article discusses recent UK apprenticeship funding changes and their impact on vital industries like early years and adult social care. While welcomed, the changes… Evaluating recent policy changes for the early years and care sectors in light of acute skills challenges was published on FE News by Lifetime Read more here:

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We look forward to working with the new Labour government and with the newly appointed Secretary of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, alongside our partners, members and young Londoners in support of their commitments to young people and the youth sector.     We welcome Labour’s recognition of the transformational role of youth work for young people through their commitment to embedding youth workers in Young Futures Hubs. We must now work collectively to revive the sector and address critical shortages in the current workforce with a pipeline of qualified and fairly paid youth practitioners. All young people deserve access to youth provision in their communities, with a trusted youth worker to support them.    Breaking down barriers to opportunity is a central Labour mission which is key to building a fairer society. As a youth infrastructure body, we welcome the new investment in education and broadening of the curriculum; the apprenticeships and skills reforms and critical measures to address the mental health crisis for young people. We hope to see the flourishing of apprenticeship and traineeship pathways for young people as set out in Labour’s youth guarantee, underpinned by the vital transitional support that young people and employers need to maximise these opportunities.    ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eVGQPAD2 

[Link to Straits Times article: "Budget 2024: MPs debate measures to uplift vulnerable groups of workers" https://lnkd.in/gyGBQ7br] "4. People with disabilities Training programmes should be made more accessible to people with disabilities, said Nominated MP Ong Hua Han and Ms Rachel Ong (West Coast GRC). They pointed out that implementing reasonable accommodations for this group is not currently mandatory." The above aligned with DPA statement on Budget 2024: https://lnkd.in/gHT4Pjud "...persons with disabilities continue to face many barriers in accessing the SkillsFuture system. In particular, there are no requirements for training providers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities in SkillsFuture courses and modules. As a result, it is left to chance as to whether persons with disabilities will receive reasonable accommodations – that are essential and necessary for persons with disabilities to participate in education – including in life-long learning through SkillsFuture." DPA tirelessly advocates for the rights of PWDs, striving for inclusive policies and increased public awareness. Your support can empower DPA's research and advocacy efforts, fostering effective engagement with stakeholders and policy-makers. Learn more and contribute: https://lnkd.in/ghtj3UEw

A guarantee for every 18-21 year old to have an apprenticeship or training. Apprenticeships have got huge amount of support from the Labour Party manifesto, and it's great to see that there has been a huge recognition of the decline in young apprentices, which is not down to a lack of demand. Many of you will know that this is an issue Baltic have been shouting about for some time, and the focus of our report which I presented in parliament late last year. The significance of this approach from Labour can not be underestimated. It will be life changing for tens of thousands of young people, our skills and our economy. https://lnkd.in/eiJpBh-m #LabourManifesto #Apprenticeships

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Latest from FE News: Evaluating recent policy changes for the early years and care sectors in light of acute skills challenges: The article discusses recent UK apprenticeship funding changes and their impact on vital industries like early years and adult social care. While welcomed, the changes… Evaluating recent policy changes for the early years and care sectors in light of acute skills challenges was published on FE News by Lifetime Read more here: