Graduate interest in hospitality and tourism careers booms

Graduates are turning to the hospitality, tourism and sport industry for work as Graduate Prospects reports booming interest in the sector.

KPMG signs deal with Exeter and Birmingham universities to offer in-house, paid vocational degree qualification

KPMG is to work with Exeter and Birmingham universities in a new programme, allowing school leavers to gain a degree qualification while working at the firm.

Recruitment market shows improvement, according to REC and KPMG

February showed strong and accelerated rises in the recruitment of both permanent staff placements and temporary staff, according to the latest REC/KPMG findings.

Recruitment market looks optimistic, despite public sector cuts

UK employers are predicting a slight increase in recruitment for the second quarter of 2011, despite a considerable fall in the hiring intentions of the public sector.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to launch cost-cutting online talent and recruitment system

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is to launch an online talent acquisition programme to handle recruitment and to process the 120,000 applications it receives for the 600 vacancies it...

Employers want HR professionals with strong business acumen

HR generalists are increasingly in demand but organisations are struggling to find professionals who can genuinely demonstrate commercial awareness.

The morning after - providers warn of Work Programme pitfalls

Employment and training providers who will be delivering the Government's new Work Programme have questioned its long-term viability, given the current economic conditions.

Is the 'Swedish derogation' a flat-pack solution to EU's agency workers directive?

The development of the EU's Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) has been controversial to say the least, but after prolonged debate and much horse-trading between the Government, trade unions and the...

Immigration cap could make UK uncompetitive, warns lawyer

The Government's economic migration cap will leave companies unable to compete with their peers globally, despite exemptions for top talent, a lawyer has warned.

Redundancy by email: a failure of HR

It may seem odd to think of soldiers as being like other employees - employees do not usually risk their lives on a daily basis. Yet the 38 warrant officers given notice of redundancy this week by...

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Young people and women hardest hit by unemployment, says ONS

Young people and women are the major casualties of the contraction in the labour market, according to quarterly figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

UK immigration cap: where business stands after High Court finds temporary limits unlawful

In a ruling by the High Court on 17 December, the temporary cap on the number of skilled non-EEA workers allowed entry to the UK was held to have been introduced unlawfully. While the practical...