Chancellor urged to address youth unemployment

The chancellor’s March budget must include investment to tackle youth unemployment, leading employment and business representatives have stated.

Diageo to help Scottish young people into employment

Global drinks manufacturer Diageo is to offer young people in Scotland free training aimed to lift them out of unemployment.

Unemployment falls by 125,000

The job market will be characterised by higher wages and increased movement in the future, Reed group managing director Tom Lovell has suggested.

Manufacturing group EEF accuses Government of 'acting unreasonably' over international graduates

EEF has submitted evidence to a House of Lords committee claiming the Government is damaging employers by forcing skilled non-EEA (European Economic Area) graduates to go home straight after their...

Unemployed graduates question value of university degree, says report

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

Employment rate to slow in early 2014

Employment levels will grow sharply in the first quarter of 2014 but at a slower rate than at the end of 2013, a survey suggests.

More women than men applying for professional services positions

The number of women applying for jobs in professional services has overtaken the number of men for the first time, figures suggest.

Military personnel held back from employment

Employers’ lack of understanding of military personnel’s skills means service leavers routinely cannot find employment, a report suggests.

Market power should be considered in zero-hours contract policies, says RPC

The employers’ market power over employees should be considered in a Government consultation about zero-hours contracts, independent assessors have advised.

Flowers case highlights need to tackle psychometrics malpractice

The Paul Flowers debacle is generating something of a backlash against personality assessment, and in some areas against the HR function itself. It’s not the first time psychometrics and HR have taken...

January recruitment figures bolster warnings over skills shortages

A skills shortage among UK workers has been highlighted by figures suggesting a growth of vacancies and declining availability of candidates.

Graduate vacancies to rise more than 10%, says study

Employers predict the number of graduate vacancies will rise by more than 10% this year, according to a survey.