The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 was 70.3% unchanged on the last quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Demand for Olympic jobs has risen by 300% in recent weeks as Britons look to be part of the 2012 Games and boost their earnings along the way, according to job search engine Adzuna.co.uk.

A ‘pop-up’ shop has opened in London, employing 20 unemployed people, in a bid to prepare them for careers in retail.

The UK’s employment outlook has ‘turned a corner’ and is heading in the right direction, according to Manpower, the recruitment firm.

Growing numbers of employees want to be a temporary or contract worker to have greater control over their career in the sluggish economy, according to a report from recruitment firm Randstad.

Recruiting a large number of team members at a new site for The Rank Group is usually a very localised affair.

When an online retail company representing hundreds of quirky independent merchandisers launched back in 2006, they picked the name ‘not on the high street.com’.

Red Bull is offering the opportunity of a lifetime this summer as it opens the doors for thousands to apply make their mark on a Formula One World Championship winning team.

Growth of permanent staff placements was recorded for the second month running in February, and at the strongest pace since last May, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)...

Doughnut retailer, Krispy Kreme UK, is to create 500 new jobs as part of expansion exercise in a bid to double its UK presence by 2015.

Tesco is to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years through a “significant investment” in customer service, refreshing existing stores and opening new ones.

Gazprom Energy, the UK-based retail arm of Russia’s biggest firm Gazprom, is defying the economic downturn and recruiting for more than 30 roles at its Manchester headquarters.