Foreign graduates to have less time to find skilled UK work under immigration minister's plans

Immigration minister Damian Green is considering reducing the length of time overseas graduates can seek skilled work in the UK in order to keep jobs for UK graduates.

Expect serious workforce issues if you have lean staffing levels, organisations warned

A culture of long working hours is leading to a rise in sickness, stress and industrial action, according to a survey of 550 senior HR professionals representing a combined workforce of more than two...

HRDs admit they are to blame for failing to hire best talent

Only 33% of HRDs say they are 'good' or 'excellent' at coming up with innovative strategies for finding and recruiting new talent, according to Alexander Mann's Future Fit Recruitment Report (part 2).

Disneyland Paris searching for thousands of new recruits ahead of new season

Disneyland Paris has launched a recruitment campaign to find 3,000 new employees.

Graduate vacancy numbers rise for first time since start of recession

The number of vacancies for graduates increased last year for the first time since the recession began, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters.

Work experience scheme extended to eight weeks before benefits hit

Young unemployed people will be able to do work experience for up to eight weeks without losing benefits under a scheme being launched by government today.

Bringing the human touch to online recruitment

With scores or even hundreds of applicants for every position, recruiters are under pressure to automate the selection process using web applications, followed by computerised CV-sifting. But does it...

Liverpool loses in government cuts while Bristol will help lead private sector job creation

Liverpool, Sunderland, Birkenhead, Swansea and Newport are the most vulnerable to government spending cuts in 2011 while Milton Keynes, Reading, Aberdeen, Leeds and Bristol have the highest potential...

PCTs losing key employees as workforce anticipates "inevitable" closures

Primary Care Trusts are facing an exodus of key employees ahead of their closure under the Government's health plans, according to the British Medical Association, and services are being affected as a...

Environment Agency denies union's job loss claims

The Environment Agency has denied claims made by trade union GMB over 3,000 job losses.

KPMG to pay school leavers' university fees

Professional services company KPMG has initiated a school leavers' programme that will eventually pay the university fees of up to 400 participants annually, broadening the range of entrants to the...

You're in the Army now

Brigadier Jolyon Jackson needs to recruit 9,000 soldiers annually, just to stand still - and then they only stay four years. He's got some refreshing ideas and definitely doesn't want clones, he tells...