Universities and science minister David Willetts (pictured) argued universities, science facilities and researchers are the best single hope for the UK making its way in the high-tech world of the...
David Woods
Lack of employment opportunities among 16- to 24-year-olds remains widespread, with more than ten UK cities having youth unemployment higher than 25%.
Hywel Roberts
Medium-sized businesses are the UK's "forgotten army", too long overlooked by Government but with the potential to inject between £20 billion and £50 billion into the economy by 2020, according to the...
In its latest Quarterly Economic Forecast, published yesterday, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has downgraded its growth expectations for 2011 and 2012 and is expecting an increase in...
David Woods
Nearly a third of UK recruitment businesses intend to expand into Europe over the next 12 months.
David Woods
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.
Millicent Machell
Characteristics such as socio-economic background do not exist in isolation, and there are important interactions between socio-economic background and women.
Jonathan Athow
The CBI today (Monday) unveiled a package of measures to ensure Britain's labour market is best placed to sustain businesses and jobs during the recovery.
David Woods
UK employers are scaling back on all employment-related operations, with fewer organisations planning to offshore jobs abroad and recruit overseas workers against a backdrop of less recruitment and...
David Woods
There is nothing more important in Britain's boardrooms than recession and recovery. Different companies and sectors have seen varying degrees of cost-cutting.
Alison Carter