Female ex-prisoners need more support finding work

Women leaving prison were almost three times less likely to be employed on release than men, according to a report

UK cities fear industry job loss in 2020

More than two in five UK workers (46%) fear they will lose their job in 2020 according to new research by job search engine Adzuna

More women working full time and retiring later

The UK employment rate has risen to 76.3%, which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has partially attributed to a record number of women working full time

More than 20,000 retail job losses in 2019

Job losses on the high street rose in 2019, with 945 more employees being let go than in 2018, an ABC Finance report shows

The need for HR expertise at start-ups

What is the appeal to HRDs of joining investor-backed start-up ventures and what should they look out for?

Thousands of SMEs denied chance to recruit apprentices

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has found training providers are having to turn away smaller businesses seeking to recruit apprentices

Hot topic: Transition to a green economy

Polling for December's general election suggested that the environment was a greater concern for voters than ever

7 January the busiest day for job applications

January, and in particular today (7 January), is set to be the busiest month for job applications, according to Glassdoor

Two-fifths of customer service employees looking for new job

The new year is predicted to encourage nearly 40% of customer service workers to look for a new role

Entry-level job recruitment predicted to stagnate in 2020

?The Institute of Student Employers (ISE)'s Pulse Survey found that 2020 has the worst predicted growth rate for graduate recruitment since 2016

Pay remains stagnant despite high employment

Stagnant pay due to low productivity continues to trouble the economy, despite UK employment remaining buoyant

Workers holding multiple temporary roles

?More than one in 10 (12%) workers in the UK have multiple jobs and consider temporary work as their main role, according to research from Reed