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Small and medium enterprises across the North West are planning to invest in new technology and equipment, staff recruitment and management, as well as staff training in Q3, 2014, a survey carried out by Bibby Financial Services (BFS) was able to

The number of new employees in the business and professional services sector grew at its fastest rate for sever years in the past four months, a recent report by the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) was able to reveal.

Employees start to feel tired and lose their productivity just eight weeks after returning from holidays, a recent survey of more than 2,000 British workers was able to reveal.

The government’s Get In, Go Far apprenticeship campaign has received very positive feedback from employers and industry experts alike, a recent news report on the matter was able to reveal.

Roughly 53% of manufacturing SMEs intend to recruit new employees this year with the average growth in staff numbers being estimated at around 4%, recent research by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks was able to reveal.

Some UK prisons are affected by a shortage of staff, which puts both employees and prisoners at risk, Justice secretary Chris Grayling has recently admitted during the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

Close to a third of small and medium businesses are not properly upholding employee rights legislation by not offering flexible working arrangements to staff, a recent media news report into this matter was able to reveal.

The UK closed-circuit television market grew in value by 3.1% in 2012 and 5.8% in 2013 and is likely to continue its positive trend throughout 2014, a new market research report was able to reveal.

The Office for National Statistics data for April to June 2014 suggests that UK unemployment fell to 6.4 per cent, the lowest rate in six years, while wages were slightly lower than a year ago (by 0.2 percent).

Part-time vacancies soared by 44% over the past year, with the biggest rise being recorded in the manufacturing segment (+163%), figures released by employment agency Reed can suggest.

Almost 65 per cent of British employers plan to recruit more employees over the next three months, data from the latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey released by the CIPD

Increased demand for skilled workers as well as a lack of suitable domestic candidates is likely to turn the UK into a “talent magnet” within the European Union, a senior partner for professional services company KPMG has argued.