Financial services sector facing recruitment challenges

The financial services sector is facing challenges in retaining and recruiting top talent, a survey from Robert Half has found.

Skills gap hindering growth for UK employers, PwC report finds

Employers are calling for the Government to prioritise initiatives that help foster a skilled workforce, as nearly two thirds of UK CEOs (65%) say a lack of key skills is hampering their growth...

Monster announces it will not support advertising of unpaid internships

Recruitment firm Monster has announced it will not support the advertisement of unpaid internships on its website.

Youth unemployment must be tackled, says Federation of Small Businesses

With yesterday's Office of National Statistics (ONS) job statistics revealing the extent of youth unemployment, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Government to support small...

Unemployment hits 2.56 million, with a rise of 70,000

There are 2.56 million unemployed people in the UK, with a rise of 70,000 recorded between December and February, the latest job figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Inside the world's largest food company: Interview with Nestlé HRD

There can’t be many HR directors who have responsibility for an organisation’s property, facilities and security functions.

Jobs market in the City beginning to pick up

A decline in job opportunities in the City has slowed in recent months, with vacancies increasing at the start of 2013, according to figures published today by recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley.

Growth of permanent jobs continues but at slowest rate in six months

Increases in permanent and temporary staff placements were recorded in March but the rises were only slight and the slowest in six months, the latest monthly jobs report from KPMG and The Recruitment...

How realistic was Hilary Devey's The Intern?

Internships are a hot topic of conversation at the moment and for good reason. Interning, or the less formal ‘work experience’, has become the norm in most work places, with young people clamouring to...

David Cameron tells Scottish voters to reject independence to safeguard thousands of defence jobs

Prime minister David Cameron says he is committed to keeping defence jobs in Scotland in a pro-UK speech, which he hopes will make voters reject Scottish independence.

HR should be more innovative when it comes to recruiting interns

With companies coming under increasing pressure to make the correct hiring decisions and recruit the best candidates for any available role, HR heads have to be at the very top of their game.

Government oil and gas strategy to secure thousands of jobs

An oil and gas strategy to secure billions of pounds of future investment and thousands of jobs will be unveiled by the Government today.