Economics, government & business

The most senior HR professional in the Civil Service is set to retire, prompting speculation that her replacement could be recruited from outside the service for the first time

The public sector seems to have its hands tied when it comes to harmonising pay and conditions for comparable posts

Three-quarters of organisations expect to experience a shortage of staff talent within the next three to five years

The bodies set up by the government to tackle the UK’s shortfall in skills and productivity are failing business, according...

A multi-million national skills academy for food and drink manufacturing is expected to be up and running by September next year

Technology and IT services giant Hewlett-Packard is to cut almost 6,000 jobs across Europe as part of its restructuring plan

The government is planning to privatise most services run by Jobcentre Plus, according to documents leaked to trade union leaders

A CBI survey has highlighted concerns over the rush to request flexible working.

UK unions have written to the minister for work and pensions demanding more rights for workers.

Pay in the retail sector has benefited from the 2004 rise in the National Minimum Wage.

Up to 300 office jobs are to go at Jaguar and Land Rover as owner Ford restructures global operations..

Growth in call centre jobs allays fears over offshoring.

The taskforce set up to find work for former MG Rover workers reports that most have now found alternative employment.

A whistleblowing charity is to be compensated by the DTI, after it was criticised by the parliamentary ombudsman for the way it handled requests for information.

Europe's productivity is lagging behind the US and Asia because inflexible labour laws are preventing companies restructuring and investing in new technologies, a report shows.