Public sector hiring to increase pre-election

Public sector hiring is set to spike pre-election, outpacing the private sector, the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey has revealed.

Graduates want training and development over salary

Graduates are looking for training and development opportunities rather than large salaries when searching for a role, EY’s annual graduate survey has found.

Zero-hours contracts ‘here to stay’

Almost 700,000 people are on zero-hours contracts in the UK, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with analysts predicting that the controversial contracts are “here to...

Social recruitment: The 'always on' approach to talent attraction

The digital landscape is continuously changing, and this impacts how many companies source and attract talent.

Employers using agency workers to ‘access strategic skills’

Three-quarters of employers (75%) take on agency workers to gain “short-term access to key strategic skills”, according to the latest Jobs Outlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment...

Practise what you preach: HR at the YMCA

We know it's fun to stay at the YMCA, but is running it quite so enjoyable? HR magazine spoke to its HRD and CEO to find out if you really can 'do whatever you feel'.

Unemployment falls but experts warn against ‘premature celebration’

Unemployment has fallen by 97,000 according to the latest ONS statistics, but experts have warned against "premature" celebrations as youth unemployment remains high.

Kevin Green: Five steps to good recruitment

As demand returns to the economy many organisations are seeking to grow. However, skill and talent shortages are proving a major constraint, with many UK businesses saying they are having problems...

Cameron: Young unemployed must do community work for benefits

Young unemployed people would have to do community work in order to receive benefits under a Conservative government, prime minister David Cameron is due to announce.

Job quality in an hourglass labour market

As mid-level jobs are moved abroad or automated, the UK is left with an increasingly hourglass-shaped labour market, with little mobility. How did we get here, and who's going to fix it?

Work experience a 'postcode lottery' for young people

Employers in some areas of the country are much more likely to offer work experience than in others, according to research by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).

It’s time to ‘revolutionise retirement’, says older workers champion

Business and policy leaders need to “revolutionise retirement” in the UK to encourage older people to work longer, the government’s older workers champion Ros Altmann has said.