Business Lifestyle

Neither school leavers nor university graduates are providing employers with what they need due to basic problems with literacy, numeracy and attitude, a Tesco executive said today.

Peter Smith, director of public sector consulting at Hay Group, dispellst five myths that have developed around public sector pay and comments on the real issues in each case.

Dwindling levels of investment in training must rise this year if UK employers are to remain competitive on a global basis as the economy starts to emerge from recession.

Nearly half of all UK workers believe women are still subject to glass ceilings in the workplace and that men are favoured for promotion over their female counterparts.

Although the UK jobs market appears to be on the road to recovery, more pain could be on the way as the impact of the forthcoming public sector squeeze makes itself felt over the next six to 12 months.

Female workers are set to be hit by job cuts in the female-friendly public sector, which employs twice as many women than the private sector.

While many firms claim to be 'flexible', are the practices they introduce sufficient to enable a truly flexible workforce?

A raft of business groups have started a petition against the government’s planned 1% increase in National Insurance contributions, which they claim will force employers to recruit fewer staff and even lead to job cuts.

Corporate social responsibility isn't dead, as Paul Kennedy, HR Director of New Balance, and his team are proving as they walk 140 miles to raise money for those still suffering from the Cumbrian floods.

This month Layla is on the case of an employee who has been discussing remuneration packages on Facebook. What should be done?