Care First Careers aims to introduce young unemployed to care services career

Following the launch yesterday of a Government-funded scheme to give employers across Britain 1,000 to take on a young unemployed person, the care services sector has launched additional incentives to...

Cruise118 plans to double its workforce

Cruise118 is set to almost double its number of employees over the coming months.

Would I want to work as an event organiser for the BBC?

Bland marketing hides a role that is too good to miss.

BT to work with Business in the Community on improved work placements for young people

BT could help more than 10,000 young people into work through new initiatives to ensure that those in employment receive certification through work training schemes.

Unemployment fell by 7,000 in last quarter of 2009, says ONS

Unemployment fell by 7,000 on the quarter to 2.46 million in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.

Recruitment agency fees are a rip-off, say employers

Three quarters of UK businesses claim to feel 'ripped off' by the rates recruitment agencies charge.

Government urges businesses to offer young jobseekers jobs or training

The secretary of state for work and pensions is calling on more British businesses to offer young jobseekers a job, apprenticeship or work experience.

Government promises reform of schools, colleges and professions to encourage social mobility

The Business Minister, Pat McFadden (pictured), has vowed to put social mobility at the heart of the Government's plans for growth and success in the global economy.

Online recruitment ends year on the up - with HR vacancies increasing fastest

Online recruitment opportunities in the UK rose by 3% in December, ending the year at a level unseen over the prior 11 months, research from Monster reveals.

UK graduate recruitment market better for employers than in USA, Australia and Canada

Graduate recruitment in the UK is an employer's market with an average 48 applications per vacancy, new research reveals.

Glasgow hospital overhauls recruitment process for consultants

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital near Glasgow has become the first hospital in Scotland to pilot a new rigorous recruitment process for senior clinical positions.

UK faces a 'brain drain' of university professors oposed to a new funding regime

The United Kingdom risks a brain drain of top professors if it pushes ahead with controversial changes to how university research is funded, warns a survey released the University and College Union...