Economics, government & business

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

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....

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.

UK's flexible labour market could be a myth according to research.

Italian bank UniCredit has announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs by 2008.

Barclays plans to cut hundreds more finance jobs just a week after announcing 1,200 job losses from its banking division.

Unions at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton have said managers are in the “last chance saloon” after workers voted overwhelmingly to strike over job cuts.

Staff at Mersey Television have been told they face the prospect of redundancy and changes to their terms and conditions.

The NHS should no longer recruit junior nurses from abroad, the government has said

The UK's top companies are outperforming their European competitors, according to this year's value added scoreboard, produced by the Department of Trade and Industry

Banks and building societies are struggling with a severe shortage of clerical and professional staff, according to research.

A campaign group is taking the government to the High Court over the new age discrimination legislation to be introduced in October