Economics, government & business

DTI forced to pay out over wasting charity time.

Semta acts to ensure no skills crisis in marine industry.

Slowdown in pay inflation for graduates allows public sector to rise to the top.

Unemployment has grown to its highest level for six years after a big increase in the number of people without work, official figures showed

£38m stores acquisition prompts jobs drive at M&S.

Staff cuts at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will not hinder the quality of frontline services, according to work and pensions secretary John Hutton.

Alternatives to Agenda for Change sought by second trust

A new independent body has been launched today to help ethnic minorities find work, with its chairman warning of tough measures against organisations that lack minority ethnic staff

Southend University Hospital Trust's decision to scrap Agenda for Change has put the new pay system under pressure, and could even prompt a return to local pay bargaining.

Scottish employers are predicting a busy three months, according to the latest Employment Outlook Survey by recruitment company Manpower UK....

Europe is less optimistic about job prospects than the rest of the world, according to the Manpower figures.More than 49,000...

Employers across all sectors are looking to take on employees, according to the Manpower data.Mining leads the way, with 26%...

The UK is facing a shortage of skilled IT professionals following a sharp decline in the number of students taking the subject at university.

French car maker Peugeot has hit back at a £1m trade union advertising campaign against the closure of its UK factory.

Bob Crow attacks London Underground for failing to act on security issues.