A new Higher Apprenticeship in Human Resource Management has been officially launched by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Skills CFA with the objective of broadening access to careers in business for a wider and more diverse array of future talent. Launched at an event in...

A good salary tops the list of criteria British jobseekers look for in a new role according to new research from Gumtree.com*.  Salary is the most important consideration when looking for a position for more than a third (35 per cent) of jobseekers prioritising it over career prospects –...

Its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee has voted to maintain rates at this historic low for three years.  It also decided not to increase its programme of quantitative easing (QE), having lifted it by £50bn in July to £375bn. The news came on the day that the OECD cut sharply...

The closely-watched CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to a four-month high of 49.5 in August from a downwardly revised 45.2 in July.   In the 17-country eurozone region, output was below the 50 mark for the 13th successive month, indicating continued contraction.   In China, manufacturing activity fell to a...

The oil and gas sector needs no educating on the severe lack of skilled engineers coming into the industry, especially at a time of major international growth and development for exploration and production (E&P) firms. While many companies are now successfully hitting targets on graduate and trainee recruitment, a...