UK salaries are on the up while job opportunities reach two year high, finds Reed Job Index

Job opportunities across the country rose more sharply in February than in January while salaries are back to the level of 23 months ago, according to recruitment firm Reed.

First measures workplace social mobility launched by campaigning group

Campaigning group Professions for Good has launched a Social Mobility Toolkit for the Professions, the first common framework to measure the progress of social mobility within the workplace.

Employers seek more of a 'can do' attitude from applicants rather than specialist skills, finds Virgin Media Business

Employers are calling for more from the next generation of office workers as traditional skill sets in corporate Britain change.

Employers warned to carefully consider how much trust to place in social media for recruitment

Employers have been warned not to put all their trust in social media sites, when recruiting.

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Making the most of your apprentices

At Britvic, we have just opened our search for applicants to our 2012 apprenticeship programme.

Software firm Atlassian goes on European bus tour to recruit 15 developers in 15 days

With sights set on hiring 15 developers in 15 days, software company Atlassian is heading to London to launch a European "Recruitment Roadshow" bus tour.

The missing piece of the recruitment puzzle: selecting for strengths

With no miraculous recovery evident in the economy, we seem set for years of slow growth and raised unemployment levels. So where does this leave recruiters?

Minister for employment claims promising results from first five months of Work Programme

Five months in, the employment minister Chris Grayling (pictured) has welcomed promising results from the Government’s Work Programme.

Recruitment market shows signs of 'bouncing back' finds Adecco

The number of job vacancies advertised this year suggests the job market is bouncing back, according to Adecco.

'Slave labour' comparison to work experience, damages employment opportunities for young people, says CIPD

The CIPD has warned that news headlines associating voluntary unpaid work experience with “slave labour”, is in danger of denying young people a route into permanent employment, by discouraging...

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Business leaders petition Government to take urgent action on ‘employability crisis’

Business leaders from Adecco, Cisco, Business in the Community and Deloitte have called on the Government, educators and employers to work together to ensure the employees of tomorrow have the...

Women and younger workers affected disproportionately by jobs downturn

There was an 11.8% decrease in the use of temporary labour in the last quarter of 2011 in the public sector, when compared to the same time in 2010 and this has had a “disproportionate effect” on...