In tough times, staff training is often one of the first things to be cut, lowering morale and productivity. This is especially so in IT, where staff can easily feel out of touch and under-utilised if...
"Apprenticeships are vital for our business and an attractive recruitment option for employers," says Kristine Pollock, group human resources director at highway and airport services provider, Ringway
After serving for three years as a private in the Intelligence Corps, Daniel August (pictured) left the Army in May 2008, unsure how to get a new job.
Business sectors are competing to attract young people onto apprenticeship schemes in a bid to increase homegrown talent and benefit their bottom lines.
McDonald's, one of the UK's largest providers of apprenticeships, is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week with its 3,000th apprentice award.
The Government should focus on supporting export competitiveness through improving skills levels and providing incentives to invest, according to a report released today by the Ernst & Young Item...
Immigration minister Damian Green is considering reducing the length of time overseas graduates can seek skilled work in the UK in order to keep jobs for UK graduates.
The development of HR teams has drastically fallen down the corporate agenda for 2011, according to research seen exclusively by HR magazine.
If you are a director, line manager, supervisor, team leader, or head of department, the way you manage can have an important impact on the health and wellbeing of your employees, how well they do...
The Office of National Statistics has reported that joblessness for graduates has doubled since the start of the recession.
Feckless layabouts who only stir themselves to take state handouts? Greedy recruiters with their eyes on the fee?
With the result due today of Unite's ballot on industrial action over British Airways, HR practitioners should ensure that managers are trained to adopt the right behaviour.
