Germany has entered a recession after government figures showed that Europe’s largest economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter. This is the second consecutive quarter that the economy has shrunk after a 0.4% contraction in the second quarter. The fall in economic output, largely driven by falls in...

The majority of organisations (60%) will still provide a Christmas party for their staff this year despite the impending recession. New findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Developments (CIPD) Annual Reward Management Survey 2008 highlight the importance of rewarding employees during difficult times. The initial findings of...

UKs recruitment industry Turnover in the UKs recruitment industry hit a record high of more than £27 billion between April 2007 and March 2008, according to the latest annual industry report launched today (Friday, November 7). The most significant growth was achieved through a sharp increase in the turnover...

The majority of female IT workers still believe their wages don’t match up to those of male colleagues — despite almost four decades of the UK Equal Pay Act. More than half (53 percent) of respondents to the third annual Perceptions of Equal Pay survey, conducted by IT trade...

Internet fraudsters will try to exploit the global financial crisis by sending fraudulent emails purporting to offer cash-strapped consumers new mortgages, loans or money from failed banks, a Microsoft executive said on Wednesday. Tim Cranton, an Internet safety expert at Microsoft, said there are early signs that criminals have...