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Government figures released today point to continued imbalances in the UK labour market, contributing to persistent skills shortages

Needing to fill skills gaps is the key reason for taking on apprentices, according to a Tech Partnership research survey of tech employers. But other factors are also important: apprentices offer improved access to talent, and increased productivity at reasonable cost.

First Choice has been a leader in recruitment technologies for twenty years. As part of the Access Group, First Choice is able to provide unique insight into the future of recruitment business systems integration, as well as into the productivity and profit improvements generated by its flagship software, RDB ProNet.

With the National Living Wage coming into force in April 2016, many small and medium businesses are worried about how to cope with the increased wage bill. Elaine Pritchard, HR Policy Consultant at Moorepay, discusses how SMEs can prepare for the new legislation.

Bennington Green, a leading consultancy in the construction, property and civil engineering fields, has welcomed Andy Keen to its 20-strong team, thanks to Bournemouth-based Real Recruitment Solutions.

Today, Adecco consultants across the country will be hitting the streets to offer young people expert advice on how to succeed in the jobs market.

IT security professionals are the most sought-after contractors within the UK’s growing jobs market according to new research from Sonovate, the award-winning recruitment finance provider.

Figures released today confirm that the skills problems in the UK result in an increasing number of workers who are under or overqualified for their job.

Global leader in navigation and mapping moves HR to the cloud

A new research report 'What do graduates want?' published today, reveals what over 2000 students studying at UK universities think about their future career prospects.

The number of retail vacancies advertised in February fell sharply following a surge in January, according to recruitment software provider, Recruitive.

Responding to today’s budget statement, Samantha Hurley, Head of External Affairs at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), comments:

Apart from the scrapping of Class 2 NICS for the self-employed there were few sweeteners for freelancers and contractors in today’s Budget and with a commitment to clamp down on PSCs in the public sector FCSA believes that this group of workers is being penalised.

Private-sector employers expect to give their employees a pay rise of 2% in 2016, according to XpertHR's latest survey of pay forecasts.

Jim Duffy, CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark said: