The Green Party has proposed a 40% increase in the National Minimum Wage, meaning it would rise to 8.10 per hour if they win the General Election.

Flower importers in Kenya were forced to lay off hundreds of workers this week as the 'volcanic crisis' took hold of another industry. Businesses are suffering, with some travel operators reporting...

Recruiters and employers need to carry out more thorough checks of job candidates as the number of fines for employing illegal workers doubled in 2009 (from 11.2 million to 22.1 million), according to...

UK employees' biggest fears are redundancy and pay cuts but most are unaware of their employment rights, putting them at risk of unfair treatment, according to new research from Which?

Nearly a third of HR directors intend to revealed they intend to vote for the Conservative Party at the next election less than a fifth opting for Labour, new research reveals.

Employers oppose legislative intervention to encourage under represented minorities in recruitment and the proposed quotas for female managers and more than half oppose scrapping the default...

All three major election manifestos have received a lukewarm reception from HR professionals.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a sector group specifically for recruiters in the HR field.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a sector group specifically for recruiters in the HR field.

Liberal democrat leader Nick Clegg has called this evening's first live television election debate on ITV a "huge job interview in front of the whole nation", but more than 70% of UK senior executives...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to make pensions fairer and give more rights to working parents should they win the General Election next month.

The Conservative Party pledges to extend flexible working rights and overhaul occupational pension provision should they win the General Election.