Despite the government's mantra on education, the UK faces a massive challenge if employees are to gain the skills that will keep the economy competitive.
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British Gas has offered to go to conciliation service Acas to try and end industrial action over the closure of the company’s pension scheme to new staff
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Almost half of employees think they are doing the work of more than one person, according to a new survey
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Magistrates court staff across England and Wales have voted for the first national strike in their 800-year history,in a dispute over pay
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London Underground workers have called off a strike that was set to bring misery to Londoners over Christmas
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Much has changed in the 30 years since the formation of conciliation service Acas.
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The Met Police is providing security training to staff at the Royal Free hospital in London.
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Members of the Scottish Parliament are furious at news that 16 senior civil servants in the Scottish Executive are to share a ‘golden goodbye’ totalling £1.8m on top of their pensions
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The UK government will try to force a solution to the on-going saga of the Working Time Directive (WTD) before its EU presidency comes to an end on 31 December
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Lord Turner, head of the Pensions Commission, has called on employers to get involved in a sensible debate over compulsory pension payments for staff, instead of simply branding it as unacceptable
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The Commission for Racial Equality is to investigate police recruitment at Avon and Somerset constabulary following reports that candidates are being turned down for being white
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The body responsible for the security of NHS staff has insisted it is on track to hit targets for training all NHS employees in conflict resolution.
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The recommendation in the Turner Report to raise the state retirement age has been given a rocky reception by the GMB union.
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What options are open to employers to help them to tackle the crisis?
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FTSE 100 executive directors have, on average, seen falls in their overall remuneration packages this year, according to consultants Watson Wyatt