More women are working past the age of 60 because of the raising of the state pension age, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Parental leave is set to increase today from 13 to 18 weeks, meaning new mothers and fathers will be entitled to more unpaid time off work in the first five years of their child's life.

The sector skills council Semta and the manufacturing organisation EEF has joined forces with leading employers in a bid to transform how engineering skills and training are delivered and funded.

Employment relations minister, Jo Swinson has said the government is taking a range of steps to help "remove the barriers" that are holding women back in the workplace.

The growth of permanent job placements rose at its slowest rate in four months during February, a report from the Recruitment and Employment and Confederation (REC) and KPMG shows.

There is a growing importance of robust health and safety measures to protect staff and employers from potential corporate manslaughter cases, the British Security Industry Association's (BSIA) Lone...

Lower-skilled and process-based jobs in the UK remain vulnerable in the face of continued popularity of business process outsourcing (BPO) to central and eastern European countries, according to...

There is still a large pay gap between male and female graduates, according to a study published today.

Millions of European workers are at risk of seeing their family incomes shrink and face premature retirement due to a lack of support for workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and inadequate...

Lord Davies this morning said quotas for women on UK company boards should be introduced if the UK doesn't reach its 25% target by 2015.

Employees who have been out of work on sick leave will receive better support back into employment, thanks to the 'fit note guidance' advice service launched today.

Collaborative working is at the heart of an initiative at FNZ that promises to put employees’ best ideas into practice.