TUC’s unionlearn and Versa call on employers to work with unions to increase apprenticeships among black and minority ethnic communities

Unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation, and Versa Professional Services Ltd today called upon employers to work with trade unions to increase black and minority ethnic communities’ participation rates in apprenticeships. At an event held at Congress House, discussion will focus around what employers, the Government and unions can do to encourage members of BME communities to apply for apprenticeships.

Women’s unemployment will rise as public sector job cuts kick in

The TUC is concerned that women's unemployment – already at a 23-year high – is set to rise around the UK as the government's public sector job cuts begin to bite. A TUC analysis of official statistics published today (Monday), reveals that the proportion of women employed in the public sector has risen at three times the rate of men over the last decade.