According to claims from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) workers in Britain contributed two billion hours of unpaid overtime to their employers. The claim was made in the TUC’s Labour Force Survey Summer Quarter 2011 which found that 5.3 million people worked an average of 7.2 hours of overtime a…
People over 50-years-old can reinvent themselves and apply for the jobs they have always wanted to do, according to one expert.
Ceri Wheeldon, the founder of fabafterfifty.co.uk, a website for women who want to be fabulous when they hit 50, said that people should not be thinking of retirement…
While the economy still struggles to deal with the after effects of the Global Financial Crisis and ongoing destabilisation caused by difficulties in the Eurozone, it may offer opportunities for those looking for change management jobs. Often companies and other organisations are most open to structural change and other types…
Agency staff are playing a pivotal role in keeping the NHS running, according to one industry commentator.
Andrew Horner, chair of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) Healthcare arm, said that it would be wrong to criticise the cost of agency workers as they are providing a valuable service.…
Ministers need to do more to help create additional jobs in recruitment agencies across all cities following the findings by one company.
The Centre for Cities Cities Outlook 2012 report found that the disparity between the UK's cities is getting worse.
However, it did add that there are glimmers…
Career testing has become more and more popular over the past few years. In fact, many employers now factor in career testing as part of their interview process. If they don’t do that, then they will at least offer career testing as part of a development and training course…
We’ve all got a fantasy job that we dream about. Whether we work in finance jobs or legal jobs, we all fantasise about that job that we might have done in a parallel universe. So, for a bit of fun, here are our top three fantasy jobs… unfortunately, we can’t tell…
The turkey is eaten, the crackers have been pulled and Santa has gone to the Maldives for a well-deserved break. Christmas is over, but that is good news for shoppers as the January sales can finally start.
The January sales aren’t just about rushing into the shops and buying the…
Recruitment agencies could be busier over the coming months after new research revealed that nearly half of UK managers are expecting more redundancies this year.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) found that 43 per cent of managers feel this way, while more than a third of managers (38 per…
Westminster City Council has announced a new housing initiative aimed at people on low incomes.
The local authority said low earners in London's West End who are not prioritised for social housing will be able to apply for a range of affordable accommodation.
Westminster's Fair Share housing scheme will…
