Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,300 jobs

Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to build its first sports utility vehicle (SUV), creating 1,300 new jobs at its Solihull plant in the West Midlands.

Half of London businesses struggling to recruit skilled staff

More than half (52%) of London businesses are struggling to recruit the skilled staff they need, according to research from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).

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Improving candidate experience is a win-win

Eighty per cent of senior HR and procurement professionals do not regard the candidate experience as a priority in recruitment, according to recent research. But providing a positive candidate...

Unemployment falls to lowest rate for six years

UK unemployment fell by 63,000 to 1.96 million in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

HR should fill enviroment skills gap

There’s a worldwide skills gap emerging and if it isn’t quickly bridged by HR it will threaten the prosperity of business everywhere.

The value of behavioural profiling

Psychological testing as a recruitment tool is not new. While cognitive ability tests tend to be the most commonly used, there is now growing evidence that behavioural testing enables recruiters to...

Piccolo claims top IRP award

The recruitment sector has helped more than 630,000 people find a permanent new job and 1.1 million into a contractor or temp position in the past year.

Green urges politicians to support skills agenda in election run-up

Politicians need to fix the education system, cut down on needless regulation and stop threatening to curb the flow of skills into the country, Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) CEO Kevin...

Growth of permanent placements drops to 18-month low

The number of permanent placements increased in November but at the slowest rate for 18 months, according to the latest monthly report by KMPG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

East to West: The business case for immigration

Talking tough on immigration may win votes, but business chiefs are far from impressed.

Poor employability skills holding back entry-level jobseekers

Employers are failing to fill entry-level positions despite a surplus of talent, according to research by totaljobs.com and IPPR.