Sainsbury's is set to create 10,000 jobs to meet the growing demand in its convenience stores business.
You might think that, from an HR perspective, promoting an employee ought to be a low risk exercise. Three reported cases in the last six months might make you reconsider.
Despite severe cuts, more than 1.5 million public sector vacancies will need to be filled by 2017, with half a million experienced, managerial hires required, according to research published today by...
As the UK armed forces are projected to downsize by 20% by 2015, the commercial sector will soon see 20,000 new job applicants and the job market will get even more competitive, claims General...
Apprenticeships are a way that the UK can get talent back on tap, says head of partner development at John Lewis.
Public sector employees believe redundancies and increased scrutiny have stripped the public sector of some of its best people, according to a report published today by recruitment firm Hays.
Supermarket giant Tesco has recently been fined £115,000 for employing foreign students who were breaking the conditions of their visas. This follows shortly after the decision by the UK Border Agency...
There’s a scene in the 1998 Star Trek film Insurrection where Captain Jean-Luc Picard admires a beautifully made blanket by a Ba’ku inhabitant of a planet on which everyone has the secret of...
There’s a scene in the 1989 film, When Harry Met Sally (just before the infamous ‘I’ll have what she’s having’ moment), when Meg Ryan’s character is ordering apple pie. She wants it ‘à la mode’ and...
On Tuesday 27 November there will be a live TV debate: Practical steps to close the skills gap in today's workplace.
UK entrepreneurs have made a call for young people to develop an 'employ yourself' attitude, starting up their own business rather than trying to get a job when faced with high youth unemployment and...
Many countries are witnessing high and rising unemployment, while still suffering from chronic skill shortages in crucial professions as a result of labour market inflexibility, global competition for...
