Morrisons and B&Q announce expanded apprenticeship schemes

Morrisons has announced that 5,500 staff members have signed up for government-backed apprenticeship schemes with the supermarket chain.

Marking the start of National Apprenticeship Week, retailer B&Q also pledged to double apprentice numbers to 300 from September, while Crossrail has committed to taking on 400 apprentices through its contractors in the next year.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School