Employers predict growth in permanent hires

The majority of employers are planning to take on more permanent workers in the next three months despite a slight dip in employer confidence, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey from the...

Thousands of army jobs expected to be cut

Nearly 5,000 army personnel are expected to lose their jobs today, in the latest round of redundancies following the 2010 defence review.

How to make HR a career of choice for top talent

Few schoolchildren or students hanker for a career in HR, which suggests the profession has an image problem. How can HR ensure it's a career of choice?

The Work Programme is 'giving hope' to the unemployed, says minister for employment

The Government's controversial Work Programme has been hailed a success by minister for employment, Mark Hoban.

Sponsored feature: Have your say on working mothers and support from employers

This week we have run a series of features, which looked at the findings of research into the attitudes of working mothers and the ways in which they feel employers could support them. Now we would...

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Student work experience placements should be relegated to history, says McDonald's chief people officer

There was a time when the annual HR calendar was arranged around a comfortable, familiar cycle: wakes weeks in the summer; the graduate milk round in the autumn; and the CIPD conference in Harrogate....

RBS set to cut another 2,000 jobs

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced it expects to cut a further 2,000 jobs in its investment bank, taking the total number of job losses since 2008 to nearly 40,000.

Boris boosts apprenticeship funding for London SMEs

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced he's going to provide £1.5 million to help London's SMEs take on more apprentices.

Sponsored feature: helping back-to-work mothers harness their full potential

With a UK workforce comprising more than 60% women, with many at very senior levels within the business, Santander has significant experience in supporting working mothers in developing their careers.

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Number of over-65s in work tops one million

The number of people aged 65 and over in employment has reached one million for the first time, Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed.

Unemployment falls by 5,000, ONS figures reveal

The number of people who are unemployed fell by 5,000 from November 2012 to January 2013, figures published today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

We need to find the HR poster boys and girls of the profession

HR in so many places is done badly. That is the view of Neil Morrison, group HRD at publisher Random House. It is also the reason why people who want to make an impact in the business world rarely...