The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says the Government is right to offer support to 16-year-olds to obtain vocational qualification instead of entering further education.

Although media headlines often feature events when care has gone wrong, sometimes tragically, there is a lot of misinformation about the National Health Service. Here, NHS Employers CEO Dean Royles...

Pensions minister Steve Webb yesterday told a group of HR and payroll professionals that “auto-escalation”, automatic increases in pension contributions in line with pay rises, could be next big step...

Employers hiring young members of staff should manage colleagues’ expectations of what they can do and consider giving them a mentor, new guidelines suggest.

HR directors were yesterday warned by a panel of experts not to “run before you can walk” when it comes to data analytics.

HR directors hiring boardroom talent should ensure 'diversity of thought' is among the most important within a list of six aims, a report has suggested.

Physical complaints, such as back and neck pain, were the biggest contributor to sickness absence in 2013, Office for National Statistics figures show.

The construction industry has blamed the recession for a sharp drop in apprenticeship numbers after a parliamentary commission showed a sharp decline in recent years.

Employers need to invest in innovation and growth to create workplaces that make better use of workers’ skills and raise productivity levels, a report suggests.

The Government should pay public sector workers market rate salaries to avoid spending more on hiring contractors, a remuneration expert has warned.

More than half of HR decision-makers within small and medium-sized businesses believe young entry-level employees are unable to handle clients, customers and suppliers.

If the economy does recover, as predicted, HR departments could face a battle to keep hold of top performers as they start to look elsewhere for opportunities.