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•Government Support for Green Energy Sector
Britain's green energy industry could soon be booming after it received a boost from a government minister.
Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, visited the All Energy renewables exhibition in Aberdeen last week and took the opportunity to praise the potential of the UK's green energy industry.
Mr Huhne said that there are plenty of prospects in the renewable power sector for job seekers to gain employment and for new businesses to invest and generate profits.
Engineers who...
•Mechanic Praises Green Energy Courses
An increasing number of people should enrol on green energy courses and take advantage of employment opportunities in the renewables sector, according to a former mechanic.
Scott Sutherland from Scotland told the Daily Mirror that he was happy to leave his previous job as a car mechanic to work in the green energy industry.
An increased wage and the ability to travel the world persuaded Scott to move job to become an engineer and help build a wind farm in Inverness.
Scott was then able to...
•Employees Trust Flexible Bosses
Managers who acted flexibly during the credit crunch are trusted more by their employees.
The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) discovered that employees have greater respect for bosses who introduced measures such as flexible working and budget cuts instead of opting for redundancies during the credit crunch.
Managers in organisations which responded to the recession with compulsory redundancies have seen a sharp drop of trust and could benefit from performance improvement...
•Firms Urged to Combat Workplace Stress
Businesses must do more to beat workplace stress because it is the most common cause of long-term absence.
Research by the CIPD and Simplyhealth revealed that 35 per cent of employers said that stress was the main reason for long-standing nonattendance in the last year.
The study discovered that stress was more prevalent in the public sector as 73 per cent of manual and 79 per cent of non-manual businesses stated that stress is one of the most five common causes of work absence.
These...
•Young People Need Green Energy Training
More young people should take green energy courses as new jobs are likely in the renewable power industry.
A report by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) revealed that thousands of new jobs could be created in Wales if the country takes advantage of its renewable energy resources.
The CAT report entitled zerocarbonbritain2030 includes a plan to eliminate greenhouse gases across all sectors in Britain and was produced after consultations with industry experts and academics.
Paul...
•Get a Top Salary with New Media Jobs in Sales
Applications for new media jobs in sales may be on the increase after research revealed that employees in the industry enjoy large salaries.
A specialist marketing recruitment agency discovered that the average salary for a marketing professional in the UK is £32,005, which is considerably more than the average graduate wage of £25,000.
Marketing directors can look forward to a highest salary of £75,200, while the lowest that a marketing assistant can expect is £19,618.
Recruitment expert...
•Motivation is Crucial to Improving Performance
Managers must be able to motivate their employees effectively during the current economic climate, according to employment experts.
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) said that the government's Comprehensive Spending Review has resulted in great concern in the public sector which needs to be managed correctly.
Research by the CIPD discovered that 63 per cent of public sector workers have admitted that stress levels have increased due to the economic recession...
•Performance Improvement Consulting Firms Aid Businesses
The Scottish CBI has said that businesses can make savings in the credit crunch by utilising the services of performance improvement consulting firms.
Iain McMillan, CBI Scotland director, told the Scotsman that using the services of performance improvement consulting experts can help businesses investigate potential cost saving strategies.
He told the publication: Providing they are realising savings, then it is money well spent.
Mr McMillan's comments were in response to the news that...
•Government Green Schemes Can Help Heating Industry
Government investment in the renewable energy market can benefit the heating industry, according to the Vailant Group.
John Collings, marketing and technologies director for the organisation, told Heating Ventilating and Plumbing magazine that the heating industry can expect to see an increase in demand for its services following the introduction of a number of government initiatives.
Mr Collings argued that plumbers, gas fitters and electricians will need to update their skills through...
•Construction Industry Needs Young Workers
More young people should enroll in plumbing courses in order to take advantage of the age gap in the construction industry.
Catriona Lingwood, chief executive of Constructing Excellence in the North East, wrote in the Journal newspaper that the construction industry was crying out for an increasing number of younger employees.
Ms Lingwood said that a lot of trades had an aging workforce despite the fact that more has been done to increase the number of apprentices in the construction sector...
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