5 keen candidates; 4 irate interviewers; 3 swift sackings; 2 feisty finalists; and one livid Lord

It was hard going as the famous five headed into the final furlong, where both small and large fish received a grilling in the interview process.

NHS reforms will not deliver savings or improve services, warn interim managers

The coalition's proposal for a radical overhaul of the NHS will not improve services or save money, according to interim managers.

HR execs expect both redundancies and recruitment over next quarter

Half of HR execs that took part in recent research expect their organisations to make redundancies over the next three months, while the same figure expect to recruit people into new jobs.

Localism Bill will cause uncertainty around job cuts at councils

The Localism Bill was unveiled by communities and local government secretary, Eric Pickles, yesterday.

Major Players takes top prize at Marketing and Advertising Recruitment Awards

Major Players won with the Agency of the Year Award at the inaugural Marketing and Advertising Recruitment Awards last week.

Deloitte expands graduate and school leaver recruitment programme

Professional services organisation Deloitte has announced plans to increase its recruitment of young people next year.

Retail networking group rebrands to HR Retail Circle

The Central London Retail Personnel Group has relaunched as the HR Retail Circle as it seeks to attract new members.

New CIPD vice presidents take up position

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's new vice presidents took up their position at the organisation's AGM yesterday.

Insurance regulation causes massive hike in salaries for IT workers

Impending regulation has induced salary increases of up to 50% for IT workers in the insurance sector.

'We need employers to look first to people who are out of work and already in this country'

Writing exclusively for HR, Immigration Minister, Damian Green, discusses the government's immigration cap.

Over a quarter of businesses to increase staff numbers in 2011, says PricewaterhouseCoopers survey

28% of businesses say they will expand their workforce next year, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, with 15% of these saying the increase will be significant.

The real cost to the UK's HR industry of the BBC's Panorama programme on the World Cup

Losing out on the 2018 World Cup was a tragedy for the UK's jobs market. Had we won, the HR sector would have been in for a recruitment bonanza as job creation soared.