Economics, government & business

Is the increasing amount of red tape turning UK employers into quasi-immigration officers?

I would like to congratulate Personnel Today on exposing HR’s most nagging paradox in your 5 September edition.On the one...

MPs should not be able to set their own salaries, according to Conservative party leader David Cameron.Cameron said that the...

Organisations have moved through shock, anger and denial about the nation’s pensions deficit, but have finally reached acceptance, according to...

Car manufacturer Honda has announced it will create 700 jobs at its Swindon plant in the UK.
Most of the...

City of London employers are calling for closer links with UK universities, according to a report published today. The Graduate ...

A poor growth in productivity levels in the UK is down to public sector failings, despite massive boost in public...

Troubled car manufacturer Peugeot is to shed up to 8,000 jobs in France and Spain alongside the 2,300 it is...

The UK government has given itself less than five weeks to decide what labour controls to put on Romanian and...

Employers will need strong support from the government if its White Paper pension proposals are to succeed, the CBI will...

Pay rates for shop workers have stalled while working hours have risen, a report by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS...

Tory leader David Cameron has scored the first points of the political conference season as research reveals he is the...

Almost two thirds of people think the pace of public services reform should be faster, while just 14% think reforms...

Armed forces personnel are to be included in the government’s key worker programme, giving them access to cut-price housing.Ruth Kelly,...

BAE Systems is to create 1,000 new jobs by 2007 after landing a £6bn deal.The aerospace company said that up...