Have we just experienced a summer of discontent? The August riots showed to the world evidence of the youth of the UK at its worst. However, the Office of National Statistics last month confirmed...

Permanent recruitment placements rose in August at a "modest pace" that was identical to that recorded in the previous month according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG...

The prime minister David Cameron, is reportedly investigating a way to water down the Agency Workers' Directive set to come into effect next month.

Travelodge has launched an apprenticeship scheme with the aim of building future leaders for its business.

Employer demand for new UK workers stayed steady in August, bucking the normal summer slump, according to the Reed Job Index.

With the unstable UK economy continuing to place many companies under significant financial pressure, 81% of employers in the UK business services sector - which includes recruitment - admit they are...

Women's unemployment - already at a 23-year high - is set to rise around the UK as the Government's public sector job cuts begin to bite, the TUC has warned this morning.

Graduates in the city are willing to work for free so secure a footing on the career ladder, research published this morning reveals.

Less than one in 10 of graduates would choose to work in the public sector over the private and charity sectors, according to research from Totaljobs.

A campaign to avert hundreds of job losses at a Derby call centre, launched yesterday.

Financial leaders across the world report difficulties in finding skilled staff and are growing concerned about their ability to hold on to their best employees, according to a global survey of 6,000...

Employers have been urged to better market their apprenticeship programmes to GCSE students.