Further to yesterday’s news that employment has risen for a third quarter this year, confidence is also on the rise, according to professional services firm, KPMG.

The UK’s employment outlook now stands at its strongest level since 2008, according to workforce solutions firm, ManpowerGroup.

The prevailing public opinion of banks is, to put it mildly, not a positive one. Stories of major banking firms conducting themselves in an unedifying manner seem to be popping up almost daily.

Anybody visiting the Olympic sites could not help but be impressed with the positivity and friendliness of some 70,000 unpaid volunteers.

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Northern Rock crisis, this extended period of instability does not appear to be playing out in the war for talent as one might expect.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games contract loss for G4S, when it failed to recruit enough security staff for the Games, has resulted in a £50 million loss for the organisation, its results for the...

Young people in London who have not previously completed six months of paid employment must undertake work experience so they can claim benefits.

GCSE grades have fallen for the first time in 24 years and The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned too many employees are entering the workplace without the basic literacy and numeracy...

More than three quarters of bosses (78%) say they are either unaware or won’t be making use of the government’s Youth Contract scheme, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Graduates believe they have fewer job opportunities than five years ago, despite most companies continuing to offer graduate schemes, according to research by global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Sainsbury's has re-launched its trainee manager scheme for new applicants, with 150 places available – more than double that of last year.

Two-thirds of candidates welcome obscure lines of questioning as part of the job interview process, giving businesses the opportunity to shake up their interview processes in the tight war for talent,...