Hays opens second Tokyo office

Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan has opened an office in Shinjuku, Tokyo, as part of Hays Japan’s continuing growth and as a reflection of its confidence in the local job market.

Home Office recognised for employing disabled achievement

The Home Office has become the first organisation to achieve a new benchmark in employing disabled people.

Totaljobs and Queens Park Rangers join forces in improving the employability of Londoners

Totaljobs.com has joined forces with football club, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and its charitable arm, QPR in the Community Trust.

Employers rate 'soft skills' highest in recruitment processes, survey of 5,000 businesses reveals

Soft skills, such as interpersonal and communication skills will rate highest in employers' recruitment processes in 2011, research from Virgin Media Business shows.

Unemployment drops by 17,000 to 2.48 million

The unemployment figures have surprised industry experts, after the Office of National statistics showed unemployment had fallen by 17,000 in the three months to the end of February.

Temporary staff agreement will make recruitment more cost effective for local authorities

Local authorities will be able to raise standards and reduce costs in recruiting temporary staff following a landmark national agreement with recruiters.

Black and Asian workers are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as white workers, according to the TUC

Black and Asian workers are almost twice as likely to be out of work as white workers, and public sector spending cuts could see thousands more employees from ethnic minority backgrounds losing their...

SME employers willing to hire, but not from the public sector, research shows

Small businesses are set to hire new staff in 2011, but are unwilling to hire ex-public sector workers.

Employers putting more emphasis on health and safety qualifications, NEBOSH reports

Anyone looking for a health and safety job without suitable qualifications 'need not apply' according to new research.

Recruitment still on the up, says REC and KPMG

Recruitment opportunities are continuing to increase, but the pace of growth is slowing, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG Report on Jobs.

Graduates still don't have enough work-based skills, survey finds

Two out of five graduate recruiters (40%) believe university leavers today do not have the work-based skills to attain an entry-level graduate role in their company, according to new research from...

Financial sector has best results since 2007, but staff attrition continues, says CBI/PwC survey

In the three months to March, the UK financial services sector saw activity grow strongly for the third quarter in a row, but numbers employed in the sector continued to drop, while staff turnover...