Hampshire County Council is to create 900 jobs for young people after leading a consortium that bid for a GBP5.85 million grant from the government's Future Jobs Fund (FJF).

American banks have continued to pay out multimillion-dollar bonuses to executives despite receiving huge bailouts from the US government, according to a new report.

Substantial staff cuts are expected at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell - including in HR - as the company revealed 150 senior managers' positions had already been axed.

The Agency Workers Directive should not be implemented until 2011 to limit its impact on the market during the recession, employers and recruiters have argued.

A major retraining and redeployment programme is helping Grant Thornton to respond to dramatic changes in demand for its different services due to the recession.

Top bankers could be forced to disclose their pay to the public under proposals designed to prevent another financial crisis, according to a report published today.

Bosses at drinks company Diageo are 'seriously considering' Scottish government pleas to prevent redundancy for 900 workers.

The final salary pension scheme for MPs should be scrapped and a flexible benefits plan implemented, the CIPD said.

Actor-based training has helped sandwich chain Pret A Manger boost sales through improved customer service, according to the head of the group's learning academy.

Members can now download the CIPD's new report, Fighting back through talent innovation (see 'Open to ideas' feature, PM, 2 July), from the institute's website.