Pay settlements are edging closer to inflation levels – but only because inflation is falling – reports pay specialists XpertHR. In the three months to the end of August 2012, the median basic pay increase in the private sector stood at 2.5%, unchanged on the figure for the three...

A recent survey from Elance announced results from its annual global survey of more than 3,000 independent professionals, revealing that freelancers are thriving online. Over half (57% globally and 60% in the UK) reported an increase in 2012 income, claiming a 47% average increase in earnings, and two-thirds (67%)...

The UK economy contracted by less than thought in the second quarter, official figures have shown.   The economy shrank by 0.4% in the April-to-June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in its third estimate of gross domestic product (GDP). The ONS had initially estimated a contraction of...

If you’re aware of bullying at your workplace, or are a victim yourself, you’re not alone. Sixty per cent of UK workers, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.co.uk, reveal they have been bullied by their boss and three in ten (30%) workers claim that they are currently experiencing bullying...

Responding to the Business Secretary Vince Cable’s speech to the Liberal Democrats’ party conference in Brighton this morning the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) Director of Policy and Professional Services Tom Hadley says: “The Business Secretary is right to recognise the role of the UK’s flexible labour market in...