Business performance

Marks & Spencer has agreed to pay its new boss £8.5m for his first year in the job.

The high...

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is expected to announce thousands of job losses alongside its annual results this week, with UK jobs...

Back office cuts and pay freezes will leave employers more exposed to fraudsters as the UK moves out of recession, experts...

The UK has exited recession, offical figures have shown.But the CBI has warned that a full recovery for the UK...

Young people faced with poor job prospects are turning to study to avoid the dole, the latest figures have shown.Research...

Pre-employment health questionnaires will become illegal under new proposals outlined in the Equality Bill.Last night the House of Lords introduced...

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London remains the most popular destination city for jobseekers despite the recession, research has revealed. The study, which quizzed more...

Engineering firm Siemens is to cut 155 jobs at its gas turbine plant in Lincoln.The job cuts are part of...

Almost half of young black people are jobless, according to analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).The analysis...

Salaries for senior public sector executives are to be cut for the first time, in a bid to cut costs...

Thousands of jobs at Cadbury are under threat following the confectioner’s takeover by American food giant Kraft. While Gordon Brown...

HR professionals have forecast a 2% median pay increase across the UK private sector this year – a marked improvement...

City bosses have warned that tax and regulatory changes risk losing the UK’s top talent to firms overseas by 2030,...

"Describe yourself in five words" is a popular job interview question which can send waves of panic through even the best-prepared interviewee. It's a question that rarely comes as a surprise, yet it's always a tricky one to answer. If "innovative" has never been one of your five, it might be time to consider including it.