Economics, government & business

The annual TUC Congress in Brighton last week was a mine of information as speak­ers from unions debated topics as...

The government has admitted its concern that too few employers will make use of the £1bn Train to Gain scheme....

Skills minister David Lammy has insisted the UK skills drive is progressing well, despite only 50 companies having signed the...

The controversial Agency Workers Directive (AWD) has been hanging over the British workplace for almost all of the new millennium...

This week’s round-up of HR news including how one in four dismissals in the civil service doesn’t stick; and more...

MPs have warned the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that the state of domestic barracks is “unacceptable”.The House of Commons’ defence...

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Government is to provide an additional £1.2m to train van drivers in greener, safer driving techniques. The Safe and Fuel...

Julian Duxfield, HR director at the Department for Transport (DfT) leaves today (Thursday) to start a new role as HR...

The government has kick-started an initiative to enable in-house training to lead to nationally recognised qualifications.Speaking at the CBI Skills...

Six training and employment companies from the private and voluntary sectors have been awarded contracts to deliver the next stage...

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full employment after new figures showed the number of jobless in the...

Drug maker Pfizer is to shut down its manufacturing operation in Sandwich, Kent, resulting in the loss of about 420...

Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for more out-of-hours availability by GPs, saying current working hours are an “anomaly”.Johnson told...

Employers are handing out five-figure pay rises to keep young workers as the skills shortage continues to bite, experts have...