Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics show that for the three months to January 2011, unemployment has risen by 27,000 to 2.5 million.

Local councils could face legal action over public sector job cuts, trade union Unison claims.

Government budget cuts to the police service is expected to claim claim 28,000 jobs in England and Wales.

A survey has suggested that the further north you travel, the more likely MDs are to have friendly relationships with their staff.

Almost a third (31%) of the UK workforce are worried about being made redundant yet a similar number (29%) of UK CEOs say they have no workplace concerns at all, according to findings from The...

The recent suggestions that senior Whitehall civil servants could remain exempt from the severe cuts expected in the public sector have he potential to become not only a public relations catastrophe...

A recent report, Fraud in the Public Sector, from accountants PwC, warns that public sector fraud in the UK is soaring. Given what we know about the state of public finances and the need for drastic...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently renewed its call to the Government to scrap the current default retirement age of 65. A review of the default retirement age is due to take place...

More than 27% of organisations plan to make redundancies in the next three months.The decision to make redundancies is not an easy one. Realism and honesty from leaders will be needed in order to...

Marks and Spencer is drawing up plans to reduce its redundancy benefits.

There has been a fall of 9,000 in the number of people in employment between the ages of 50 and 65, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Morale and motivation are bound to be damaged by redundancies but if handled with care the worst effects can be mitigated, keeping the employer brand intact.