Economics, government & business

Employers confronting skills gaps caused by changing demographics have been urged to tap into the pool of skilled workers who are ready to return to the workforce after a period of absence.

The challenge facing the UK is immense if it wants to compete in a global economy, according to Mike Campbell, director of strategy and research at the Sector Skills Development Agency.

Closure is latest in long line of final salary pension scheme closures.

Staff retention is the key as pay rises for IT staff in the public sector stay ahead of the market.

Union angered by proposed directors bonuses that come weeks after redundancy announcements

The UK has won its bid to host the WorldSkills competition in London in 2011, beating off strong competition from Australia and Sweden.

The financial recruitment market is the healthiest its been in four years, according to recruitment firm Robert Half International.

Almost 34,000 jobs were created across the UK’s 21 key industries in April, an increase of more than 4,500 on...

One in six doctors will leave the NHS in the next two years, the British Medical Association (BMA) has claimed

A union representing workers at the endangered Vauxhall car plant has threatened to place its £8m car fleet order with a rival firm if jobs go

An NHS trust in Yorkshire has announced hundreds of jobs cuts in a bid to save millions of pounds.

The BBC has reported government sources suggestng that the prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer are nearing agreement on raising the state retirement age and re-linking pensions to earnings

A shortage of skilled staff is now the biggest barrier to business in the capital, the latest CBI/KPMG London Business Survey reveals

Organisations are failing to keep pace with their customers' complaints, at a time when the volume is rising sharply, according to a study

General Motors (GM) has confirmed that it is considering cutting 1,000 jobs in the UK this year