Employers and industry experts have reacted positively to the government's Get In, Go Far apprenticeship campaign.

It’s been interesting reading about the fears of some employers in the face of the extension of the right to request flexible working beyond the previous categories of parents and carers.

Lancaster University's Work Foundation has criticised the government's "watered down" implementation of the Raising the Participant Age (RPA) policy.

A conflict between driving short-term profits and developing long-term leadership pipelines is creating a management headache for the oil and gas sector, according to research by Hay Group.

Many apprentices choose to take an apprenticeship despite being accepted to university, according to EY student recruitment officer Liz Noble.

The increasingly fast-paced nature of society means that organisations need to adapt to keep up with the demands from both their customers and their employees.

More than nine in 10 (93%) HR directors admit they face challenges finding skilled professionals, according to a report by specialist recruiters Robert Half.

Collecting data with no focus on its use is an expensive drain on HR departments' resources, according to Goldsmiths, University of London research fellow Max Blumberg.

In part two of this month's Hot Topic, Neil Tune, HR director of Fitness First, suggests business needs to take a longer-term 'talent pipeline' view.

Whose responsibility is it to ensure school leavers are ready for the world of work? Do education establishments need to do better, or should HR intervene to plug skills gaps? In part one of this...

Young people are interested in learning STEM subjects but don't always have the opportunities to, according to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) UK & Ireland HR director Nupur Singh Mallick.

More than one-quarter (26%) of manufacturing companies cite concerns about falling behind competitors as a main driver for innovation in 2014, up from 19% in 2013, according to the EEF/Natwest...