Learndirect has today launched Make It Count Week to help improve the nation’s job prospects.

Professional services firm PwC is taking on 1,200 graduates this week into its offices across the UK.

The REC has received confirmation from Government that the Agency Work Regulations (AWR) will be coming into force as planned.

Without urgent coordinated action across Government, business and finance, the UK faces a "lost decade" of stagnation, according to The Big Innovation Centre.

Have we just experienced a summer of discontent? The August riots showed to the world evidence of the youth of the UK at its worst. However, the Office of National Statistics last month confirmed...

Permanent recruitment placements rose in August at a "modest pace" that was identical to that recorded in the previous month according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG...

The prime minister David Cameron, is reportedly investigating a way to water down the Agency Workers' Directive set to come into effect next month.

Travelodge has launched an apprenticeship scheme with the aim of building future leaders for its business.

Employer demand for new UK workers stayed steady in August, bucking the normal summer slump, according to the Reed Job Index.

With the unstable UK economy continuing to place many companies under significant financial pressure, 81% of employers in the UK business services sector - which includes recruitment - admit they are...

Women's unemployment - already at a 23-year high - is set to rise around the UK as the Government's public sector job cuts begin to bite, the TUC has warned this morning.

Graduates in the city are willing to work for free so secure a footing on the career ladder, research published this morning reveals.