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Professional recruitment firms now have 6% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This is in line with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which reveals that overall employment levels increased by 177,000 in the three months to September.

NCVO and the CIPD launch joint research calling for companies to collaborate with charities and make successful corporate volunteering a reality

Forget the £25m redevelopment of Old Street Roundabout green-lighted in June this year by the Mayor of London, the latest survey of UK IT managers and tech recruiters by Dice, the online career site for the technology community, reveals how those working in tech - many of whom have to run their daily commute through Old Street - would like to see Silicon Roundabout transformed over the next decade

Despite the upturn in the global economy and a massive skills shortage in many western countries, the vast majority (79%) of students expect to work without pay - either as an intern or on a zero hours contract - once they graduate.

Three in four (78%) Brits describe themselves as ‘tech-savvy’– adopters and users of all things digital

Ninety-two per cent of businesses have limited capacity to take on more work and employers are competing to attract and retain the people they need, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)

Traditional, linear career paths where employees climb the corporate ladder one promotion at a time are a thing of the past. According to CEB, the best practice insight and technology company, today’s flat organisational structures mean employees spend more time at each job level – roughly three more years than in 2010

A third (33%) of UK workers cite office politics as a major contributing factor to feelings of unhappiness in the workplace, according to new research from leading recruiter Adecco

UK employers are anticipating a significant skills gap when baby boomers retire over the next two to five years and are already taking steps to mitigate the risk

Research collated by teacher recruitment service Edustaff has revealed teaching as one of the most rewarding, yet stressful, careers to be involved with over the Christmas period

The seasons are changing and British workers are suffering from a variety of illnesses, from the common winter cold to migraines and even stress. Despite this fact, CareerBuilder.co.uk has revealed that 62 per cent of British employees will still go into the office despite feeling ill, as a result of work related pressures

UK workers reveal the best and worst management traits

In a recent survey conducted by TipTopJob, 36% of interviewees said they worried most about the questions they would ask at the end of the interview

Indeed reveals the future of the job market focuses on the migration of creative and technology roles, but more employers are hiring for these roles than job seekers applying

As auto-enrolment is rolled out across the UK, employers agree almost unanimously that they have a part to play in supporting employees with their workplace pension, with 68% feeling a greater duty of care as a result of the reforms. But according to new research from Aegon UK, 95% of UK businesses are encountering hurdles that prevent them from doing so