Economics, government & business

Leaders at Sandwell Council have reassured HR staff their jobs are safe following a £300m outsourcing deal with BT and...

Thousands of construction workers could be housed in the Olympic Village during the building of the site for the 2012...

TGI Friday’s is planning a recruitment campaign in a bid to improve customer service levels.The American restaurant chain is looking to...

‘Bogus self-employment’ in the construction industry is leading to huge skills shortages and increasing demand for migrant labour, a union...

Government proposals for greater use of mediation in resolving workplace disputes will fail unless arbitration service Acas receives more funding,...

Employers have a critical role to play in training young people as part of the government’s education initiative, according to...

Gordon Brown’s final Budget was “lacklustre” and contained little to interest the HR community, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

A new Department for Infrastructure should be created by the next prime minister to promote economic growth, employers’ groups have...

Standard Life finance firm is losing up to 1,000 jobs in Scotland after announcing plans to save up to £100m...

Lord Adair Turner has been appointed the new chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The ESRC is...

Burberry’s factory in South Wales is set to close next Friday (30 March) with the loss of 300 jobs despite...

A jump in inflation revealed this week will put further pressure on employers to raise wages, according to the Chartered ...

BP has “strongly disagreed” with the findings of the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) that it has an institutionalised culture...

More than one-third of workers ‘live’ for payday and do not set aside any money for savings, according to a...

The DTI has launched a consultation on how to improve the way employment disputes are resolved, while preserving existing employee...