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Social Investment Bank ‘will have strong lobbying role’
The forthcoming Social Investment Bank will be able to have a strong role in the work of charities, it has been suggested.
Toby Eccles, development director for Social Finance, reported that the creation of such an institution will be able to assist those working within the third sector when lobbying government.
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Flexible working rights to be widened
Flexible working rights are set to be extended, it has been revealed.
After a report by Imelda Walsh, the government has confirmed that the ability to request work on a flexible basis will be widened to incorporate those consumers who have children up to the age of 16.
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UK’s biggest employment sector lays digital foundations to revolutionise recruitment
Richard Tyrie is co-founder of online talent management provider JGP, which works with over 100 local authorities and advises the Improvement and Development Agency for local government (I&DeA). He believes that radical measures such as entire digital recruitment strategies are vital if local government is to adequately maintain and upskill its 2.3 million workforce and support the continued modernisation of local services that was kick started by the government a decade ago.
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Third sector workers in north-east ‘are highly qualified’
Those working for third sector organisations in the north-east of Britain could have a more comprehensive skills framework than their peers across the rest of the country, a new study indicates.
In a report released by the PNE Group, it was revealed that three-quarters of respondents in the north-east have either a degree or some other form of higher education qualification.
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Credit crunch ‘offers opportunities for charities’
Despite the difficulties many sectors are experiencing during the current tensions within the financial markets those working for charities could be set to benefit, it has been suggested.
According to Charles Nall, chair of the Charity Finance Directors’ Group and corporate services director at the Children’s Society, charities which have a good long-term diversification policy intact can view the current economic situation as a "storm in a tea cup".
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