NEWS IN BRIEF

Skills shortages Organisations are struggling to fill a fifth of jobs because of skills shortages, and these vacancies have doubled since 2009, according to a survey by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). Douglas McCormick, a commissioner at UKCES and managing director of the UK rail business at Atkins, urged employers to plan their talent pipeline now.   Glad to be gay Equality charity Stonewall has launched a national campaign to stop homophobic workplace bullying, in response to a survey by YouGov that showed 2.4 million people of working age had seen colleagues...

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