Economics, government & business

Three bidders are in the running to provide a host of corporate services to councils in the South West as...

European workers are satisfied with their working conditions, due largely to improved job security, a positive working atmosphere and good...

The NHS is facing a £94m deficit by the end of the 2006-07 financial year, according to a forecast by...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published guidance for employers and employees on maternity leave regulations under the...

The average final year medical student owes more than £21,000, according to a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA)...

Attempts to reach an agreement on Europe’s working time directive have again failed following lengthy talks in Brussels yesterday between...

A third of firms feel a shortage of quality staff is the biggest threat to their business, a Lloyds TSB...

Local government HR departments can now sign up to a new people management peer-review scheme that aims to help boost...

Pay increases in 2007 may rise above 3% for the first time in more than five years as inflationary pressures...

The government has again rejected demands that it should compensate some victims of collapsed occupational pension schemes. It has dismissed...

Manufacturers have called on the government to boost training and education in the fight against climate change. Trade body EEF...

Statutory dispute resolution procedures introduced just two years ago look set to be overhauled. Law firm Shoosmiths said the Department ...

The most senior civil servant in the Department of Health (DoH) has voiced fears that the department will get a...

Top earners in the public sector are now better paid than their peers in manufacturing, according to research out this...

The total number of staff being made redundant as part of NHS reorganisation is about 900, official figures have suggested....