The press loves a stereotype when it comes to young people. Angry youths, hoodies, bricks through windows, lazy dropouts, looting? If the riots during our summer of discontent are anything to go by,...
Jaguar Land Rover is opening its doors to a host of young engineers, as the automotive industry pioneers the Government’s first ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ initiative.
Mental health charity Mind is to ensure an inclusive approach is embedded in its recruitment process, by signing up to become ‘ClearAssured’.
Unemployment has reached 2.57 million, a rate of 8.1% - marking a 17-year high - according to results published this morning by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Two thirds (67%) of the working population is likely to move on if they were offered a better job, according to a new survey from recruiter Hays.
The jobs market began to stabilise in September following the typical lull experienced during the summer months, according to a report by Adecco, published this morning.
More than 1,300 new apprenticeships have been announced by some of the UK’s largest and most innovative companies to mark the start of WorldSkills London 2011.
Rates of expansion of both permanent and temporary/contract staff appointments moderated in September, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs,...
Future engineering projects including High Speed Rail and the scaling up of UK nuclear power could be “fatally undermined by a dangerous shortfall in engineering graduates”, according to a report...
Job opportunities across the country slipped back in September, down 1% compared to August, but year on year employer demand is up 16%, according to the Reed Job Index, published this morning.
The much-anticipated Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) have come into effect, but industry experts predict the changes to the law will come as nothing more than an “inconvenience” to employers that are...
UK businesses could face a 5% increase in annual pay costs as a result of major new regulations that come into force tomorrow (1 October 2011), according to recruitment firm Reed.
