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Nice Work is Radio 4's essential guide to working life in Britain today - we aim to cut through the jargon to get to the heart of what matters.
Email the programme at nicework@bbc.co.uk
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"Presenting Nice Work is fascinating because of the wide range of stories you hear, and the people you get to meet. Not only do we cover the big picture trends and theories, we get up close to the real experience of work, from the people who actually do it.
Over the next six weeks we'll be looking at the pros and cons of work experience; investigative claims that Britain is fast becoming a nation of malingerers and updating you on disability issues. We'll also be looking into the spiritual side of working life and finding out about the help available for people who want to return to work after a lengthy career break."
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Simply the best? Yes, say the reports. |
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Best Employer rankings
Suppose for a minute that you're jobhunting.
You send off lots of applications and then one day you're offered a great-sounding job by a big-name company. Fantastic.
Or is it?
Sure you've read the corporate brochure and you've checked out the company website but you won't really know whether it's a good place to work until you've been in the job for a few months.
That's where "Best Employer" league tables come in.
They're a relatively new invention but this year the European Commission produced its first survey of top employers which was published in the Financial Times: and the Department of Trade& Industry is backing a list produced for The Sunday Times.
But how accurate a picture do they really give?
Guests:
Kim Moller
Great Place to Work Europe
Emma Tustin
Flight Centre UK
Jonathan Austin
managing director, Best Companies
Disability
There are currently one million disabled people looking for work in Britain. They may be enthusiastic and able, but they can't find employers who are willing to take them on.
In 2001 the government launched the New Deal for Disabled People to help solve this problem, but since then we haven't heard much about it - hardly surprising given that so far only 12,000 people on the scheme have found jobs.
Nice Work asks why the New Deal for Disabled People hasn't worked like the government's other 'New Deals'.
Guest:
Dr Stephen Duckworth
Disability Matters
Contact Us
You can contact us by emailing - nicework@bbc.co.uk.
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RELATED LINKS
The Sunday Times Rankings
The Financial Times Rankings
Disability Matters
New Deal for Disabled People
Shaw Trust
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