Budget 2016: ISA-like accounts to help under-40s save

Business leaders respond to the 2016 budget

Hiring intentions in Britain "strongest since 2007"

Every region in the UK is optimistic about hiring, with the East, South West and London particularly so

Advertised vacancies fall amid Brexit uncertainty

A total of 1,079,711 job vacancies were advertised in the UK in January, down 85,000 from December

More fixed-term contracts and fewer day-rate roles for HR interims

More than a third (37.5%) of interims said that available roles have decreased over the past year

Employment rate at record high

Experts suggest self-employment could be behind the sharp rise

CBI describes a ‘flat start’ to 2016

The UK economy has had a ‘flat start’ in 2016, according to the CBI’s latest Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey

Three-quarter transport and storage jobs to be lost to computers

In wholesale and retail, 59% of roles are threatened by automation, and in the human health and social work sector 28% of employees could be replaced

Twice as many advertised jobs as jobseekers

There are twice as many advertised jobs as there are jobseekers to fill them, according to Adzuna.co.uk

Getting NEETs into work could boost GDP by 3%

By matching Germany’s approach to unemployed people the UK could see a £55 billion increase in GDP

O2 HRD: Britain needs more digital talent

The UK needs more than two million digitally skilled workers to reach its potential, according to O2 HRD Ann Pickering

Restriction on Tier 2 visas would seriously impact business

Organisations have submitted evidence for a Migration Advisory Committee review on Tier 2 immigration

Employment figures: Skills shortage 'swings pendulum away from employer'

The latest ONS statistics suggest a war for talent on the horizon