Growth of permanent staff placements rose rapidly in June, at the fastest rate for over two years, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG latest report on jobs.

SMEs are at risk of significant fines for failing to comply with auto-enrolment, according to a report published by law firm Irwin Mitchell.

The Government has launched a call for evidence into quality standards in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes in an effort to protect savers automatically enrolled into a pension.

More than 230 disabled people across Britain face redundancy as the Government announced the closure of the five Remploy factories in Scotland.

Smaller boards with a greater focus on diversity achieve better stock market results, according to law firm Eversheds.

HR has an increasingly important role to play in businesses that move to employee ownership, the minister for employment relations and consumer affairs Jo Swinson said.

Setting up an employee-owned business model is to be made easier and quicker following the publication of fresh guidance by business secretary Vince Cable.

The number of workers killed in Britain in the past year has fallen, official statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found.

Senior management and frontline staff have lost their sense of pride in the public sector and are poised to leave, according to research by global management consultancy firm Hay Group.

The European Parliament yesterday rejected proposals to ban fund managers from receiving bonuses that amounted to more than their annual salary.

TGI Friday's managing director Karen Forrester last night walked away with the prestigious Most People Focused CEO in the private sector award.

One of the most important events in the HR calendar took place last night: The HR Excellence Awards 2013.