The latest labour market figures show unemployment on the rise and vacancies continuing to drop, but lower inflation has seen real-terms pay growth increase.

IT services provider, FDM Group, has doubled its recruitment targets for 2010 and will recruit 500 graduates in a bid to become the UK's largest IT graduate employer.

More than two-thirds of UK workers believe access to social networking sites should be banned in the workplace, according to new research from UK job site, reed.co.uk.

Unison has started legal action against the Secretary of State for Health, challenging his refusal to consult the public on proposals in his White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS.

Employers are discriminating against women who may go onto have children, according to new research by women’s charity Young Women’s Trust.

Two thirds of young people feel obliged to work for free because of the recession.

Small businesses are suffering from lack of confidence and awareness of managing employment law, according to new research from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).