A third of employers do not even know the apprenticeship levy – coming into force in April – even exists

The government’s national living wage (NLW) should be viewed as a ‘compulsory top-up’ and not a true living wage

Oliver Bonas has become the first high street retailer to pay all their staff the living wage as minimum

HR magazine's future leader highlights the promising career prospects of HR professionals

Chancellor George Osborne has been criticised for skimming over the UK’s skills shortage issue in his recently released productivity plan, ‘Fixing the Foundations’.

Government targets for full employment should also consider the quality of jobs, according to TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.

Since government licensing ended in 1994 the recruitment industry has been without a binding standard

HR functions across Whitehall are to be simplified in one of the first acts by the new joint Treasury-Cabinet Office group set up to ensure savings in Government happen quickly.