Groupon HR director on working for the 'world's fastest growing company', tackling a plunging share price and developing internal talent

Oh no, I didn’t want to join Groupon at all,” says Bernard van Stekelenburg without an apology.

Unemployment hits young black men hardest, says TUC

More than one in four (26%) of all black 16-24 year olds are unemployed, compared with 21% in 2010. This is the sharpest rise in unemployment since the coalition came to power.

UK temp market has "bouncebackability", survey finds

Job vacancies continued to increase in September, with the rate of growth accelerating to a 13-month high, says the latest monthly report by The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG...

Tackling Unconscious Bias in the Recruitment Industry

Everyone has individual biases, which are determined by factors such as social environment, upbringing and culture. However, when it comes to the recruitment selection process, these prejudices play a...

Disabled staff can improve wellbeing, claims M&S HRD

Marks and Spencer's (M&S), HR director, Tanith Dodge (pictured) claims businesses that employ disabled staff can help improve wellbeing among existing employees. Speaking yesterday at the launch in...

Youth unemployment 1: Commons committee puts Government policy under the microscope

The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has released an independent report on Youth unemployment and the Youth Contract today.

Going for gold – recruiting disabled employees

The Paralympics gave us a wonderful opening ceremony and delivered some great performances, as well as gold medals for Team GB.

Is the rise in employment figures only temporary?

Further to yesterday’s news that employment has risen for a third quarter this year, confidence is also on the rise, according to professional services firm, KPMG.

Employment outlook for rest of year strongest since crunch, says ManpowerGroup

The UK’s employment outlook now stands at its strongest level since 2008, according to workforce solutions firm, ManpowerGroup.

Negative opinions among graduates could leave the banking sector short-changed of talent

The prevailing public opinion of banks is, to put it mildly, not a positive one. Stories of major banking firms conducting themselves in an unedifying manner seem to be popping up almost daily.

What can business learn from the Olympics?

Anybody visiting the Olympic sites could not help but be impressed with the positivity and friendliness of some 70,000 unpaid volunteers.

‘Last in, first out’ job fear can dissuade people from moving job

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Northern Rock crisis, this extended period of instability does not appear to be playing out in the war for talent as one might expect.