Under new regulations the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) plan to recover millions from businesses who are breaking health and safety laws. Liverpool workplace health organisation, Health@Work, warns businesses to get on top of their health and safety issues or face huge bills. James Dunningham, Operations Director for Health@Work...

Government funding to help businesses take on an apprentice has led to the creation of at least 18,900 new Apprenticeships in England in the past year.  That’s according to provisional data released today by the National Apprenticeship Service. At least 18,900 new Apprenticeships created in just nine months Two-thirds...

A survey was carried out across SJD’s 12,000+ contractor client base in December 2012. The survey provides a unique insight into the contractor market over the last six months and also some interesting comparisons to the previous survey between January and June 2012. The results of the latest survey,...

The rate of UK consumer price inflation remained unchanged at 2.7% for the fourth consecutive month in January, official data has shown.    A big rise in the prices of alcohol and tobacco was the biggest factor driving prices up, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. At the same...

A new report suggests that there was a 5.2% increase in hiring levels across the UK in the fourth quarter of 2012 when compared to quarter four 2011. Opportunities within commerce and industry have fallen by 34% in London but nationwide vacancies within the private sector have jumped by...