Too many NHS trusts in England are failing to implement key recommendations made in 2009 to reduce staff sickness absence which could release much needed funds to improve patient care, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) says today. NHS trusts in England spent more than £1 billion on sick pay in...

With candidate shortages and recruitment challenges reportedly plaguing UK organisations, increasingly HR directors are relying on the advancement in technology to support their wider recruitment drive, according to new research1 from OfficeTeam UK. More than four in 10 (41%) UK HR directors say that compared to three years ago,...

Apprenticeships are currently viewed as the centre piece of the government’s skills policy with around one million applicants in the last three years. In England, apprenticeships are not restricted to age or sector and it is this flexibility that makes them unique and advantageous to businesses by widening the...

Government Minister Jo Swinson has endorsed the new everywomanNetwork campaign, Ambition Hour, as being vital in helping develop future leaders. The campaign – launched today – encourages women to take charge of developing their own careers by spending an hour a week exploring career goals and implementing a plan...

In the latest edition of Graduate Market Trends published today (Thursday 7 March 2013), the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) considers earnings data from the Futuretrack1 study, reporting an unfair salary advantage for male graduates. In her article on gendered earning power, Jane Artess, director of research at...