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Despite job vacancies in England returning to their pre-recession levels, skills shortages have also grown significantly, a study published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES ) warned.

Close to 80% of national private sector jobs were created in the Greater London Area between 2010 and 2012, a report by leading urban economic Think Tank, Centre for Cities, has revealed.

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in Q4, 2013, with the annual growth rate rising to 1.9%, the UK’s fastest annual rate of growth since 2007, figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

Existing plans to introduce the right to request flexible working for all employees have been further postponed by delays to the Children and Families Bill, a news media news report on this matter has revealed.

Prisoners in jails across England and Wales who participate in educational courses are much less likely to reoffend after being released, a brand new research carried out by the Ministry of Justice has revealed.

The adoption of RFID-based access control and inventory monitoring/management solutions is growing at a steady pace across the retail sector, a new ChainLink Research report, sponsored by Tyco Retail Solutions, has revealed.

A global survey carried out by Antal International discovered that the United Kingdom’s job market has improved by 10 per cent year-on-year over the course of 2013, an impressive 5% over the global average.

The International Monetary Fund is expected to raise its UK growth forecasts for 2014 from 1.9% to 2.4%, which would push up the country’s growth forecasts by more than for any other major economy.

As part of a major initiative to address lean energy efficient retrofit of 1950s solid wall homes, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is set to launch S-IMPLER, a new research and demonstration project that has been specifically designed to help the r

Companies who fail to pay their employees the national minimum wage will face significantly increased penalties, as part of a Government crackdown, with the value of the maximum fines quadrupling compared to current values.

The European Parliament has managed to officially adopt a revised set of procurement directives that are likely to make it a lot easier for UK firms to tender for public sector work across the common market, a new media report has revealed.

The UK construction industry continued its positive trend throughout December, a market survey compiled by Markit has recently revealed.