Economics, government & business

Plans to better engage NHS staff and empower them to lead reform of the health service have been outlined by...

The government has approved the launch of a national skills academy for food and drink manufacturing. The academy will open in...

Most new mothers return to work because they need the money, not because they want to, according to research released today....

Half of the UK’s IT workers feel that adapting to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Vista, will distract them from more...

The Longbridge car manufacturing plant in the West Midlands is to reopen after being bought by Chinese car maker Nanjing Automobile...

Unemployed people in Edinburgh will get the chance to improve their job prospects and secure full-time employment following the launch...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has suffered another dismal set of results in its annual employee survey.
The...

Migrant workers to the UK are seen as harder working, more reliable and better skilled than natives, a poll published...

A union has accused a major manufacturing company of having “Victorian” working practices and behaving in a “callous” way towards...

Creating an open culture and complying with the law are equally important to employers when it comes to diversity training,...

Three-quarters (77%) of construction and building firms had problems recruiting new staff in 2006, according to a survey.
Seven in...

Music Zone CD and DVD retailer is to cut about 800 jobs after struggling against increased competition from online retailers and...

Budding Olympic contractors without a clear equality and diversity strategy need not apply to take part in the 2012 Games....

Singer Tom Jones has become the latest celebrity to add his voice to the campaign to keep luxury retailer Burberry’s...

Unions have indicated that they will agree to an equal pay deal with Dumfries and Galloway Council after ongoing negotiations....