Totaljobs and Queens Park Rangers join forces in improving the employability of Londoners

Totaljobs.com has joined forces with football club, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and its charitable arm, QPR in the Community Trust.

Unemployment drops by 17,000 to 2.48 million

The unemployment figures have surprised industry experts, after the Office of National statistics showed unemployment had fallen by 17,000 in the three months to the end of February.

Temporary staff agreement will make recruitment more cost effective for local authorities

Local authorities will be able to raise standards and reduce costs in recruiting temporary staff following a landmark national agreement with recruiters.

SME employers willing to hire, but not from the public sector, research shows

Small businesses are set to hire new staff in 2011, but are unwilling to hire ex-public sector workers.

Employers putting more emphasis on health and safety qualifications, NEBOSH reports

Anyone looking for a health and safety job without suitable qualifications 'need not apply' according to new research.

Recruitment still on the up, says REC and KPMG

Recruitment opportunities are continuing to increase, but the pace of growth is slowing, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG Report on Jobs.

Graduates still don't have enough work-based skills, survey finds

Two out of five graduate recruiters (40%) believe university leavers today do not have the work-based skills to attain an entry-level graduate role in their company, according to new research from...

Financial sector has best results since 2007, but staff attrition continues, says CBI/PwC survey

In the three months to March, the UK financial services sector saw activity grow strongly for the third quarter in a row, but numbers employed in the sector continued to drop, while staff turnover...

Voluntary sector enlisted to drive welfare-to-work programme

Almost 300 voluntary sector organisations are to be part of a national programme to tackle long-term benefit dependency, in what is hoped will be a massive boost to the Government’s ‘Big Society’...

Lloydspharmacy tempts graduates with pre-registration programme

Lloydspharmacy has launched a smartphone trailer and presentation to help pharmacy graduates gain a greater understanding of life at the leading community pharmacy chain.

CERN launches automated video interviewing to recruit talent internationally

Scientific research centre, CERN, has launched an automated video interviewing tool to reduce recruitment delays and the costs associated with the sourcing of candidates from its 20 European Member...

Jobseekers could lose their benefits if they refuse free training

Jobseekers will be given training to gain new skills, but will face having their benefits stopped if they refuse the offer of help.