With Christmas arriving in a matter of weeks, Adzuna reveals that over 4,200 seasonal jobs are yet to be filled as employers struggle to recruit temporary staff to cope with the festive rush. The website has seen a huge spike in demand for temporary workers in sales, hospitality, retail...

Pay rises have slumped to their lowest level since June 2010, according to data released today from pay specialists XpertHR. The median basic pay increase (which excludes performance-related pay, bonuses and progression payments) in the three months to the end of October 2012 was just 1.8{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}, the survey finds....

The vast majority of employers (88{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) are fully aware of their requirements to auto-enrol staff into a pension scheme, but only half (51{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) of those have looked beyond legal compliance and taken steps to ensure their pension arrangements meet the needs of the business and employees. That’s according to...

Research released today by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and totaljobs.com outline that in spite of cuts, over 1.5 million public sector vacancies will need to be filled by 2017, with over half a million experienced, managerial hires required. However, with private sector pay expected to...

Britain’s workforce is heading for a well-being meltdown, according to research from global professional services firm, Towers Watson. The Global Workforce Study (GWS), which surveyed 32,000 employees worldwide, reveals that more than one in three UK employees (34 per cent) say they are often affected by excessive pressure in...

The CBI is calling for a radical shake up of schools from nursery to sixth form to ensure all young people achieve their potential. In a new report out today (Monday), the CBI warns the education system fosters a cult of the average; too often failing to stretch the...

The latest set of unemployment figures from the Office of National Statistics shows a further downward trend. Unemployment was down by 49,000 on the last quarter, at 2.51m people or 7.8 {6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}. However although there has also been a reduction in youth unemployment, this is still worryingly high at...

The fourth and final edition of Graduate Career for 2012 is free with The Times yesterday with a focus on technology. Produced in association with graduate recruitment website Milkround, the November issue also includes a spotlight on graduate career opportunities in East Anglia along with the usual blend of...

Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics released today, Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), comments: “Employers have continued to focus on keeping labour costs down and a combination of pay restraint and a higher proportion of part-time and temporary...

Moving your employee to a new position within your company can be just as tricky, if not more, as recruiting someone new. Knowing the candidate beforehand often makes us more subjective. Patrick Leguide, founder and CEO of Central Test, describes five HR syndromes that could lead to possible mishaps...