Economics, government & business

SERGEANT MAJORS ON THATCHER… Former ITN political editor John Sergeant entertained delegates with tales of political intrigue at the latest...

The number of people working in schools has grown by 17,300 over the past 12 months, but the number of...

The Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) has warned of possible strike action by cabin crew at Thomsonfly, following a failed meeting...

Working Links, the organisation which helps unemployed people find work, has signed a deal with the Chilean government to deliver a welfare-to-work programme.The...

A City university, along with a consortium of charities, will launch a new academy for parenting practitioners in October, following...

There has been an overall reduction of 17,000 in the number of people working in the NHS in the year...

Members of the AA Democratic Union (AADU) working at the AA motoring services group have voted overwhelmingly to accept a...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has defended increases in GPs’ earnings of 23% in a single year. New figures published...

A row over pay and cost cutting could lead to the first national postal strike for more than a decade,...

Fresh concerns have been voiced over the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme (HSMP) after a worker was turned down for a...

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has published a highly critical response to the Freud Report on welfare reform,...

The medical and teaching professions top the list of preferred career choices British parents wish for their children, while construction...

Macdonald Hotels is investing £700,000 and creating 30 new jobs by launching a new education and training centre in Scotland....

City salaries are set to soar again this year as employers face up to a growing recruitment challenge.More than half...

The government is urging closer working ties between skills brokers and employers in an effort to increase the take-up of...