Economics, government & business

The Learning and Skills Council has launched a new training service aimed at helping UK employers cope with the skills shortage

Nine out of 10 firms have shunned government plans to encourage flexible retirement, according to a new report

Is cutting jobs really the way to balance the books?

After six months as Cabinet secretary, Sir gus O'Donnell speaks exclusively to Personnel Today about playing for high stakes as head of the civil service

The 80-plus routes which currently enable non-European nationals to work, study or train in the UK will be abolished and replaced by the points system

Conservative shadow chancellor George Osborne has written to chancellor Gordon Brown asking him to reverse the decision, announced in last month’s Budget, to scrap the initiative.

Hundreds of jobs could go at the telephone advice service NHS Direct as part of a restructuring programme.

The defecit in final salary pension schemes halved in the two months to March as share prices soared

The Metropolitan Police force is investigating allegations of the improper use of taxpayer’s money

 UK cities are becoming vibrant knowledge centres and driving economic growth, research from The Work Foundation consultancy has found

Royal Mail has asked the government to allow it to give postal workers a stake in the company

The Department of Health (DoH) has proposed giving the general public access to 'health MOTs' and allowing retailers to employ nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Union leaders have called for urgent moves to train new staff and retain skilled workers in the nuclear industry

Cabinet Office minister Jim Murphy has announced the National School of Government is to become a non-ministerial department

Alan Sugar threw former HR manager Jo Cameron out of The Apprentice last night