North Sea oil and gas industry facing 'recruitment crisis' as record numbers head for retirement

The North Sea oil and gas industry needs to recruit and train 125,000 workers in the next 10 years as nearly half of the sector is hitting retirement age.

Graduate job applications improve as they increase their employability, research finds

Graduates are starting to realise the importance of improving their employability, according to research published by talent management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS).

NHS boss announces retirement

NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has announced he will retire next year.

Government's Work Programme is failing, say MPs

The Government's flagship back-to-work programme is failing to reach the most disadvantaged long-term unemployed people, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have warned today.

European senior executives expect headcounts to fall in 2013

Only 15% of European senior executives expect to grow their workforces in the next 12 months and half predict headcounts to fall, according to research from member-based advisory firm CEB.

UK graduate job opportunities to rise in 2013, IDS research finds

Job opportunities for university students graduating this summer are set to rise, according to research published today from research firm Income Data Services (IDS).

How to manage a workforce you’ve never met

With businesses outsourcing an increasing number of their services to freelancers, the result can often mean working alongside several, or in some cases, an entire group of colleagues you’ve never...

Unemployment rises as pay growth slows to its lowest rate since records began

The number of unemployed people in the UK has risen to 2.52 million, Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal.

Gen Y employees seek flexible independent working over traditional corporate jobs, study reveals

Most young people (84%) in traditional corporate jobs want to quit in favour of more flexible independent working, a study published today has found.

Increase in the world's top talent moving to the UK, study finds

The UK is the second most attractive country in the world, after the United States, for high-flying professionals to move to.

Youth unemployment and skills shortages are unacceptable, says skills minister

The mass skills shortages that have driven unemployment among young people above one million, have been condemned by skills minister, Matthew Hancock (pictured).

Employment growth continues but applicants face increased competition for jobs, CIPD research reveals

Employment growth is set to continue in 2013 but applicants face increasingly stiff competition for jobs, according to research published today by the CIPD.