Pensions provider Axa has written to retired members of its own final-salary pension scheme offering them higher immediate payouts in...
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Employment commentators are divided over suggestions that the Government could consider abandoning plans to extend maternity and paternity leave and...
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Public sector job cuts have had a direct impact on levels of business confidence throughout the UK’s regions, according to...
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Almost half of employers say they are finding it hard to hire suitable candidates for vacancies, despite unemployment standing at...
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Just one company in four has a dedicated social media policy to govern employees’ use of sites such as Facebook and...
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Employers need to provide clear guidance for staff regarding the use of social networking sites to avoid inappropriate relationships, harassment...
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The number of board-level appointments with packages in excess of £200,000 made by employers using retained headhunters rose by 4.5%...
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The Government has ruled out extending the right for employees to make requests in relation to study or training to small and medium-sized...
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The rate of growth in the number of permanent hires fell in June to its lowest level since August 2009,...
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Excessive bureaucracy and red tape has created a culture in the civil service where talented people become disillusioned and poor...
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Legislation that allows employees in companies with more than 250 members of staff to make requests in relation to training...
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Shropshire Council has handed redundancy notices to its 6,500-strong workforce, informing them that they will be re-hired the next day...
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The number of job vacancies in the UK increased in June, making up for the fall reported in May, according...
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More than one small business in four is considering reducing its employees’ annual leave entitlement to cut costs, research by...
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Employers spent £4.4 billion on redundancy payouts during the 12 months to March 2011, despite the tentative economic recovery. The...