Autumn Statement: Missed opportunity to tackle youth unemployment

Chancellor George Osborne missed an opportunity in yesterday's Autumn Statement to tackle the UK's youth unemployment crisis, the Work Foundation has said.

Hewlett-Packard to cut over 1,000 UK jobs

The world's largest maker of PCs, Hewlett-Packard (HP), has announced it will cut more than 1,124 UK jobs in 2014.

REC urges recruiters to offer more value

Recruiters need to "up their game" to remain a valued source of hiring in an increasingly more competitive and complex environment, a report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has...

Christmas comes early for job market

Christmas has come early for the jobs market with seasonal jobs up significantly compared to last year, showing renewed confidence among businesses in the busy festive trading period, the latest Reed...

Discrimination against older jobseekers 'alarming', research finds

Almost 90% of jobseekers over the age of 60 say they have been rejected for a job because of their age, according to research published by UK jobs website Totaljobs.com.

Unconscious bias against disabled people 'extremely worrying', says ENEI

Unconscious bias against disabled people in recruitment processes is "significantly" higher than against any other social group, the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) has warned.

HR directors sporadic on exit interviews, says study

Fewer than a third (31%) of HR directors ‘always’ conduct exit interviews despite a majority (95%) saying they are beneficial, a study has found.

Change the way you treat graduates

Think about the ideal employee for your organisation. Presumably you’d want them to be bright, enthusiastic, keen to learn and happy with your starting salary. Most graduates tick these boxes.

VP HR McDonald's: How can business step up its support for young people?

While it’s encouraging to see from this month’s unemployment figures that overall unemployment is gradually coming down, it is still a real concern that almost one in five 18-24-year-olds are out of...

Recruiters rejecting potential employees based on social media profiles, survey says

Nearly two-thirds of UK recruiters have rejected a job application after viewing a candidate's social media profile, a report published by recruitment site oilandgaspeople.com has found.

NHS Employers backs seven-day care in hospitals but opposes pay rise

NHS Employers organisation, the voice for employers in the NHS, has urged a doctors' pay review to support seven-day care but not a pay rise.

Half of graduates work in non-graduate jobs, says ONS

Almost half of graduates in the UK are working in non-graduate roles, a report published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found.