1,000 new jobs at Tesco Bank in Newcastle

Tesco Bank is to create 1,000 new jobs in Newcastle following a decision to establish a customer service centre in the city.

Nurses have to be recruited from abroad to meet UK shortage

Shortages in nursing staff are leading employers to recruit professional staff from overseas, according to recruitment company Hays.

Kwik Fit Insurance to recruit 84 new employees in one-day recruitment drive

Kwik Fit Insurance is holding a recruitment day at its offices in Lanarkshire in a bid to recruit 84 new employees by January.

6,000 new jobs on the cards as Greggs embarks on major store expansion programme

Greggs is to open 600 new stores, creating 6,000 new jobs in the medium term.

New online recruitment system aims to streamline hiring process at LV=

LV= has upgraded its online recruitment system to hire the best talent and make significant cost and headcount savings.

Jobcentre Plus to work with insolvency services to help people facing redundancy

Jobcentre Plus, the Insolvency Trade Body, R3 and the Insolvency Service have joined forces to develop a system to share information about possible job losses in struggling companies, helping to...

Employers waste 800 million every month by not using free services offered by Jobcentre Plus

UK businesses are missing out on saving 800 million every month by not taking advantage of Jobcentre Plus services, and employers have spoken out to praise the work the organisation carries out.

Wizards and witches needed to spell out the joys of remote working

With Halloween just around the corner, a remote working organisation is on the hunt to find the UK's most highly employable witches and wizards for a one-night career opportunity.

John Lewis to introduce online assessments to speed up hiring process

The John Lewis Partnership is using online assessments to reduce the time to hire new recruits and make recruitment processes faster and more efficient.

Candidates for top City bank jobs to be checked out by the Financial Services Authority

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) wants to closely vet senior job candidates at top City banks.

Monster launches UK's first virtual recruitment event

Employers and jobseekers can network from the comfort of the living room by logging on to Monster's Interactive Recruitment Fair.

Employers left to 'pick up the pieces' of failing education system, says Tesco boss

The standards of education in the UK are "woefully low" leaving "employers to often pick up the pieces", according to Tesco's chief executive, Sir Terry Leahy.