Economics, government & business

After 10 years as prime minister, Tony Blair is expected to announce his resignation this week. But will the world of business be bidding him a fond farewell?

Following a government initiative to get employees interested in all matters financial, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has suggested linking up with schemes already introduced by employers.

Research conducted by Energy & Utility Skills has found that only one-quarter of the energy and utility sector workforce are...

Birmingham City Council has been working with Fair Cities, an employer-driven skills programme, to recruit street cleaners from areas in...

HR software company Northgate has bought a majority stake in international outsourcing company Arinso. The purchase is the first step...

Personnel Today readers have expressed their shock at the £500,000 salary package on offer to the new director-general of the...

Life for those trying to figure out what IT skills actually mean should be easier with the launch of a...

Pay rates for learning and development (L&D) staff in England vary widely with those in London by far the best...

Housebuilder Barratt Developments will shed up to 400 jobs in the wake of its £2.2bn purchase of rival, Wilson Bowden,...

HR professionals would have a vital role to play if in-house training was accredited on the high street, according to...

Chris Tarrant has been responsible for many things – including a few rich pub quiz bores and a boot-shaped hole...

Rising unemployment in London has been blamed in part for the seven-year variation in the average life expectancy of people...

A lack of government urgency in training civil servants on sustainability means courses are running unfilled, Personnel Today has learned.A...

The multi-billion pound business buyouts being thrashed out at Boots, Barclays and British Airways (BA) are part of a growing...

Almost nine out of 10 employers now provide staff with flexible working, according to a report by the British Chambers...