There’s a scene in the 1998 Star Trek film Insurrection where Captain Jean-Luc Picard admires a beautifully made blanket by a Ba’ku inhabitant of a planet on which everyone has the secret of...
There’s a scene in the 1989 film, When Harry Met Sally (just before the infamous ‘I’ll have what she’s having’ moment), when Meg Ryan’s character is ordering apple pie. She wants it ‘à la mode’ and...
On Tuesday 27 November there will be a live TV debate: Practical steps to close the skills gap in today's workplace.
UK entrepreneurs have made a call for young people to develop an 'employ yourself' attitude, starting up their own business rather than trying to get a job when faced with high youth unemployment and...
Many countries are witnessing high and rising unemployment, while still suffering from chronic skill shortages in crucial professions as a result of labour market inflexibility, global competition for...
Oh no, I didn’t want to join Groupon at all,” says Bernard van Stekelenburg without an apology.
More than one in four (26%) of all black 16-24 year olds are unemployed, compared with 21% in 2010. This is the sharpest rise in unemployment since the coalition came to power.
Job vacancies continued to increase in September, with the rate of growth accelerating to a 13-month high, says the latest monthly report by The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG...
Everyone has individual biases, which are determined by factors such as social environment, upbringing and culture. However, when it comes to the recruitment selection process, these prejudices play a...
Marks and Spencer's (M&S), HR director, Tanith Dodge (pictured) claims businesses that employ disabled staff can help improve wellbeing among existing employees. Speaking yesterday at the launch in...
The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has released an independent report on Youth unemployment and the Youth Contract today.
The Paralympics gave us a wonderful opening ceremony and delivered some great performances, as well as gold medals for Team GB.
