It's not much fun being a graduate right now. They are vilified for being slow, and inefficient compared to older workers; many employers do even believe they are entering the workforce equipped with...

The Co-operative Group has seen a 263% increase in graduate job applicants after it revised its diversity programme three years ago.

UK unemployment figures could go back to more than two million for the first time in 20 years, according to predictions from the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).

Some banks have made deeper cuts among staff numbers so they can afford to pay bonuses to their top performers, according to Savile Group.

The generation born between 1979 and 1999 entered the workplace expecting to call the shots. Will employers continue to meet their demands when times get tough?

When economic conditions are tough employers must make sure that what they spend on attracting talent is really delivering. Mary Cowlett looks at the cost-effective options available.

Incredibly HR is not always involved when hiring top senior executives, say some specialists. Are troubled times a good opportunity for HRDs to regain this lost ground?

A new report sees HR's role as harnessing the potential of four generations working together.

Businesses could be reducing headcount rather than increasing it in the run up to Christmas.

The system of firing people - suddenly and without negotiation - is brutal and intolerable.

With no let-up in talk of redundancies, the outlook is bleak for HR departments. Not only will they be responsible for letting staff go but their own positions are far from secure.

Save the Children proves that standards do not have to drop even if the number of column inches does.