Economics, government & business

In the first of a new series on the UK’s fight to sustain talent, we look at the efforts of...

The supposed conflict between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown unsurprisingly grabbed most of the headlines in the national press after last week's Labour Party Conference in Brighton, but there was plenty to interest employers

Our irascible insider on... the merits of National Service

HR staff at health and beauty chains Boots and Alliance UniChem face an uncertain future after the two firms unveiled merger plans in a deal worth £7bn.

Global salaries are expected to outstrip the rate of inflation by an average of 2.4% in 2006.

Care staff under threat; Travel bursaries; Mattress maker risk; Better noise protection

Productivity is growing at its slowest rate for 14 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The CBI is on the look out for a successor to director general Sir Digby Jones.

Retail chain Allsports has called in administrators, putting 1,700 jobs at risk

Restricting the expansion of the UK’s leading airports could cost the country 25,000 jobs over the next 10 years

Not employers, according to Labour backbenchers

The public sector's approach to talent management will be challenged in a major piece of research to be launched next February

Nearly half of London’s business owners see addressing skills shortages as their number one priority, according to research

Employers and unions have reacted to the EC's decision to scrap or rework 68 draft EU regulations, including controversial proposals on temporary workers

Many of the government's New Deal job training programmes have effectively shut down in London and the north-east following a series of budget cuts