Ahead of the Sickness and Absence Review, the Department of Work and Pensions has this week released further research into the fit note. Commenting on the research, Diane Buckley, Managing Director of Legal & General’s Group Income Protection business, said: “The report shows that while progress is being made...

The latest phase of the Government’s RedTape Challenge is focusing on employment regulations. As part of this the REC has been in dialogue with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) with regards to a radical streamlining of the Conduct Regulations. The REC has previously engaged with the...

For most UK graduates employment is steadily increasing, unemployment is slowly decreasing and those in graduate level jobs has reached a record high, according to research published today (7 November 2011) by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU). HECSU’s annual, What Do Graduates Do? reports the destinations of ...

In just under nine months the eyes of the world will be focussed on London, with billions set to tune in to the Olympic Games from right across the globe. But it’s the visitors to the capital, expected to be around the 10 million mark, that will really decide...

Over a quarter (27%) of jobseekers expect to still be looking for work in 12 months time, as jobseekers confidence continues to collapse the totaljobs.com survey of nearly 6,000 jobseekers revealed nearly a fifth (17%) have been seeking employment for over 12 months already. The news comes as the...