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Businesses must help young people escape unemployment, says Nestle chief

Fiona Kendrick, Nestle UK and Ireland CEO, has urged companies to help young people gain real work experience and "escape the trap" of unemployment.

Met police plans to outsource £500 million of services

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is considering outsourcing up to £500 million worth of key services, including HR, in a bid to cut costs and find "significant savings".

REC chief calls for traditional recruitment firms to change or 'struggle'

Traditional recruitment firms will "struggle" in the economic upturn, unless they change the way they run their business, Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation...

Warning over shortage of 20,000 nurses in the NHS

Almost 20,000 nursing vacancies are currently unfilled in England, leading to fears hospital wards may struggle over winter, a report from a nursing union has found.

Government to crack down on intern exploitation

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is targeting 200 employers to ensure they are paying interns the national minimum wage.

Companies must understand cultural differences in international expansion, or risk prosecution

Companies that expand overseas are laying themselves open to commercial and reputational risks if they fail to acquaint themselves with the cultures of the host country, according to a study.

Job openings reach pre-crash levels, finds Reed

Job opportunities in the UK have risen to their highest level since recession hit in September 2008, according to figures from recruitment site Reed.

Top talent on the move as job market recovers, CIPD warns

Employers risk losing their top talent as the economy starts to recover and companies lift freezes on recruitment, the CIPD has warned.

Apprenticeship reforms 'favour' large employers, say training providers

Government reforms of apprenticeship schemes in England and Wales are biased in favour of large employers at the expense of SMEs, according to the Association of Employment and Learning Providers...

Young people and long hours: Legal view

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

Permanent appointments expected to rise, report finds

About six employers in 10 surveyed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) intend to hire more staff by the end of the year.