• Sep-06, 2010
    Recruitment rise for accountancy and manufacturing sectors
    Both the accountancy and manufacturing sectors have witnessed hikes in recruitment over the summer as the economy recovers, according to figures out today.
  • Sep-06, 2010
    Extra transport for London as Tube strike looms
    A host of contingency transport measures will be deployed in London today, in a bid to prevent this evening's 24-hour tube strike from bringing the capital to a standstill.
  • Sep-06, 2010
    ‘Guaranteed’ bank bonuses in decline, finds research
    Banks have drastically cut their use of guaranteed and multi-year bonuses for employees, a new industry report has found.
  • Sep-03, 2010
    Talent exodus as UK’s foreign workers consider leaving
    Poor job prospects and the economic downturn have caused a fifth of expats working in Britain to consider returning home, the Expat Explorer Survey has revealed.
  • Sep-03, 2010
    Usdaw calls for conflict training for self-service checkout staff
    Self-service checkout workers at risk from frustrated and abusive customers deserve specialist conflict training and adequate staffing levels, health and safety campaigners have said.
  • Sep-03, 2010
    Bundesbank to sack board member over discriminatory remarks
    Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank, has called for a member of its board to be sacked after he said that Jews shared 'a certain gene' and Muslims would not integrate into German society.
  • Sep-03, 2010
    Scottish council workers may strike over pay freeze
    Scottish councils have imposed a three-year pay deal on local government staff after union pay negotiations broke down last week.
  • Sep-03, 2010
    Labour market boost ‘is result of job churn’
    Recruitment consultancy Hays has warned that, although the jobs market has improved, new jobs are not being created.
  • Sep-02, 2010
    Migrant domestic workers unsure of employment rights
    Migrant workers employed as domestic staff are often unaware of their legal rights, while those employed by diplomats receive little protection from the law, a charity has said.
  • Sep-02, 2010
    RBS to cut an additional 3,500 UK posts
    The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it is to shed a further 3,500 jobs in the UK, in the latest efficiency drive at the part-nationalised back.