Job vacancies continue to grow in May but at a slower rate than previous months

Labour market conditions continued to improve in May, although growth of permanent placements eased for the second month running, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and...

Unsuccessful jobseekers often cease to be customers of the company that rejected them

Half of all unsuccessful jobseekers say their recruitment experience was so bad it left them with a negative view of that company, such that 18% of them say they will cease to be a customer in the...

Manpower survey shows jobless recovery remains a strong possibility

Employer hiring forecasts have fallen into negative territory for the first time in 16 years, new research shows.

The Government's priority must be to encourage private-sector job creation, says The Work Foundation

The Work Foundation has called for the Government to construct a growth strategy based on expanding private-sector jobs in all regions and counties of the UK, in order to tackle the deficit.

Why recruitment outsourcing is growing in importance

Outsourcing in the UK was originally seen as a way of reducing costs and passing clerical and low-level customer contact tasks to another company and often another country. While the practice...

Economic recovery may be on the horizon but HR cannot afford to be complacent

The recession has had significant repercussions on organisations across the globe and as the economy begins to show signs of recovery, the role of the human resources department has never been so...

National Policing Improvement Agency is good value for money says HR director

The National Policing Improvement Agency, which has been targeted by the coalition government's programme of immediate cuts, provides the taxpayer with good value for money, according to its head of...

'Marathon job interviews' slammed

Job interviews lasting longer than it takes to run a marathon have been slammed by the Graduate Recruitment Bureau.

Outplacement services should be compulsory say public sector staff

As the public sector braces itself for across-the-board job cuts, of survey of public sector workers finds 85% of them want career transition services and CV/interview advice to be made compulsory.

HR in Whitehall to be simplified to allow fast implementation of Government's savings plans

HR functions across Whitehall are to be simplified in one of the first acts by the new joint Treasury-Cabinet Office group set up to ensure savings in Government happen quickly.

Recruitment and Employment Confederation calls for flexible staffing in public sector as alternative to job cuts

The new Government has confirmed plans to cut 6 billion from the public-sector budget in the coming year by arguing for sustainable reform rather than indiscriminate cuts to staffing and agency...

Employers struggle to recruit skilled staff as post recession war for talent rages on

Employers fear they will not be able to find enough people with skills as demand for talent intensifies post recession, a new study has revealed.