SMEs offered cash incentives to employ more military reservists

Small businesses are to be offered cash incentives to encourage them to hire members of the military reserves, defence secretary Phillip Hammond has announced.

Should employers vet the social media accounts of potential employees?

Last month Kent police’s new youth police and crime commissioner, Paris Brown, was pressured into stepping down a week after being hired. The reason: the 17-year-old had tweeted homophobic and racist...

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Global youth unemployment “close to crisis peak” says ILO

Young people are increasingly giving up on looking for employment as the global youth unemployment rate reaches “crisis peak”, a new report by UN agency the International Labour Officer has warned.

A brighter future with HRjobs.co.uk: HR magazine's new job site

HR magazine has taken its first foray in the jobs market with the launch of HRjobs.co.uk.

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Zero-hours contracts and the rise of the disengaged workforce

In April 2013, results from the Workplace Employment Relations Study highlighted a dramatic rise in zero-hours contracts for UK workers.

Employers yet to stage could face a "data headache" around auto-enrolment, says CEO Now Pensions

Smaller companies yet to stage for auto-enrolment are facing "big problems" if their HR departments haven't properly prepared and have inaccurate data, CEO at Now Pensions Morten Nilsson has said.

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.