Christmas comes early for job market

Christmas has come early for the jobs market with seasonal jobs up significantly compared to last year, showing renewed confidence among businesses in the busy festive trading period, the latest Reed...

Discrimination against older jobseekers 'alarming', research finds

Almost 90% of jobseekers over the age of 60 say they have been rejected for a job because of their age, according to research published by UK jobs website Totaljobs.com.

Unconscious bias against disabled people 'extremely worrying', says ENEI

Unconscious bias against disabled people in recruitment processes is "significantly" higher than against any other social group, the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) has warned.

HR directors sporadic on exit interviews, says study

Fewer than a third (31%) of HR directors ‘always’ conduct exit interviews despite a majority (95%) saying they are beneficial, a study has found.

Change the way you treat graduates

Think about the ideal employee for your organisation. Presumably you’d want them to be bright, enthusiastic, keen to learn and happy with your starting salary. Most graduates tick these boxes.

VP HR McDonald's: How can business step up its support for young people?

While it’s encouraging to see from this month’s unemployment figures that overall unemployment is gradually coming down, it is still a real concern that almost one in five 18-24-year-olds are out of...

Recruiters rejecting potential employees based on social media profiles, survey says

Nearly two-thirds of UK recruiters have rejected a job application after viewing a candidate's social media profile, a report published by recruitment site oilandgaspeople.com has found.

NHS Employers backs seven-day care in hospitals but opposes pay rise

NHS Employers organisation, the voice for employers in the NHS, has urged a doctors' pay review to support seven-day care but not a pay rise.

Half of graduates work in non-graduate jobs, says ONS

Almost half of graduates in the UK are working in non-graduate roles, a report published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found.

Jeremy Hunt: Hospitals to publish monthly staffing levels

From next April, hospital trusts in England will have to publish staffing levels on a ward-by-ward basis, health secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce later today.

UK employment market a magnet for forced labour, report warns

The UK employment market is "highly susceptible" to exploitation and forced labour, a report has warned.

Getting the youth to work

Jamie Oliver recently faced heavy criticism and a Twitter backlash following his recent scathing attack on Britain's "wet behind the ears" youths, after he commented that all of his restaurants would...