Tesco Personal Finance is to create 800 new jobs in Glasgow.
The number of employees claiming to have been sacked or disciplined for whistle-blowing has jumped by 31% over the past year.
Young workers are turning to trade unions in a bid to ride out the recession.
More than 3.3 million workers (13% of the workforce) are unsure if they will still have a job this time next year.
A report from Hewitt Associates shows that 38% of organisations do not consider the needs of the business when devising their talent management strategy.