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Wednesday 11 November 2015 2:07 pmShocker as British Chambers of Commerce finds school students arenrsquo;t ready for the working worldBy: Patricia MadejShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleThough teens can add selfies to their Snapchatstoriesin record speed, they re still far from ready to enter the work forceafter secondary school, a research published today has found.The report, by the British polene bag Chambers of Commerce BCC , found69 per cent of businesses think that secondary schools aren t equipping their students with the skills they need for work. When you also consider two-thirds of businesses told us they think schools are not effective at preparing young people for work, it is clear that there is more to be done to help students get on the career ladder, John brumate cooler Longworth, BCC director general, wrote in a guest column for City AM published this morning.The survey, ofmore than 3,200 businesses, found firmsfeel schools need to put more emphasis on teach stanley uk ing work skills in their curricula, hold recruitment lessons and practice interview techniques and put businesses in closer touch with the schools to make sure their students excel aftersecondary school. The BCC also found 41 per cent of businesses thought universities were doing a poor job at preparing students for their future careers.To blame The National Union of Teachers has pointedto government policy and cu Befs Axa Real Estate adds logistics unit as online retailing expands expansion

Tuesday 13 October 2009 8:00 pm|Updated:Friday 31 May 2019 8:14 pmBundesbank staff battle cutsBy: admindrupalShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on Twit stanley cup terLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleSTAFF of Germanyrsquo Bundesba stanley de nk yesterday gathered in protest at the central bankrsquo plan to close local offices and slash jobs.Around 1,500 staff assembled outside the Bundesbank headquarters in Frankfurt to demonstrate against plans to close 14 of 47 regional offices by 2012, with another nine to go by 2015. The initial round of closures would see 300 jobs cut and a further 500 relocated. The protesters waved placards bearing the slogan Unnecessary branch closures mean our death and carried cardboard coffins, in action co-ordinated by the central ba stanley quencher nk employeesrsquo; union VdB and fellow union Verdi.This is a historic first, as for the very first time Bundesbank employees go into the streets to voice their protest, said VdB union head Bernd Kurczyk.The Bundesbank has been shrinking its operations since the introduction of the euro ndash; handing over many of its responsibilities to the European Central Bank ndash; and has been axing staff ever since. In 2002, the central bank had a headcount of more than 14,300 but it now employs 10,000, with 1,000 more set to go by 2012. But the reduction in staffing levels appears to be at odds with plans by Germanyrsquo new ruling coalition