Self-employment helps keep the lid on UK unemployment, says CIPD

The CIPD has raised concerns that the rate of unemployment conceals the numbers of the workforce engaging in casual and part-time employment.

Training providers and colleges join forces to launch scheme to help unemployed get skilled and back to work

NCG, a provider of education, training and employability, has launched a concept to support job seekers struggling to find work.

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Engineering will not only help secure the UK’s manufacturing future, but provide aspirational career paths

Siemens recently conducted a survey with schoolchildren, examining attitudes about a prospective career in engineering.

Demand for HR staff set to increase in the technology and international arenas, says Badenoch & Clark

Consumer convenience and entertainment set to boost HR in the technology sector and senior HR candidates will be needed for companies with international remit, according to this month’s Talent...

Graduate recruitment set to increase but only for those with work experience, according to High Fliers

Employers expect to hire 6.4% more graduates in 2012 than they did in 2011 but graduates who have no work experience at all whilst at university stand little or no chance of getting a job offer from...

Onboarding: the fast track to staff productivity?

The pressure on HR teams and line managers during busy and difficult times can mean elements of the onboarding process are inadvertently overlooked or forgotten.

Extensive background checks for torchbearers will aim to protect Olympic reputation

With the 2012 Games on the horizon, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has announced the 8,000 participants chosen to carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay.

Recruitment falls, but most employers still set to hire this year says REC/KPMG

Recruitment consultants signalled a drop in the number of people placed in permanent jobs for the third successive month in December, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)...

Titanic Belfast launches 'T-Factor' auditions to recruit fresh talent

Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic exhibition which is due to open in March, is holding a unique audition-style recruitment drive with employment agency, Grafton Employment Group, to secure...

Avoidance of AWR leads a third of employers to terminate temp contracts, says APSCo

Nearly a third of organisations (29%) are likely to terminate contractors' and temporary workers' assignments prematurely because of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), according to research by the...

Charity and voluntary sector employment drops by 70,000 in 12 months

Employment in the voluntary sector has fallen by nearly 9% over the past year according to Skills – Third Sector’s analysis of the Labour Force Survey.

Forum of Private Business voices concerns at Government consultation to scrap work experience for GCSE students

The Forum of Private Business (FBP) has warned the Government not to remove compulsory work experience for GCSE students as this will further damage the job market.