The UK inflation rate fell in November to 4.1%, figures have shown, less of a decline than analysts had expected. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate fell from 4.5% in October. Some economists had expected the CPI rate to fall to 3.9% in November. The headline rate of Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation, which includes [...]

The EU Agency Workers Directive ("the Directive") has been a controversial topic rattling around the EU for several years, and is back on the agenda this month, as EU Ministers have considered the extension of legal rights for temporary workers. The Directive, originally proposed in 2002, has been the subject of extensive delays and wranglings [...]

INTERVIEWS are the gateway to a successful future and, in today’s competitive world, the stakes are high. Today we have access to all kinds of careers advice, but most of it is "one size fits all" which can mean that no one learns how to really stand out. This is a problem; very few people [...]

A QUARTER of all directors in Wales (24%) avoid hiring women of child-bearing age, new research shows. Research from TakeLegalAdvice.com – the law firm search and comparison site – examines the way in which government regulation is received in UK boardrooms. The report reveals a worrying picture of senior management struggling to keep up with [...]

Gordon Brown wants recruiters to play an important role in improving the skills of British workers, as he announced sweeping welfare reforms at the recent CBI conference. Brown said the recruitment industry and the private sector can play a big part in getting people off benefits and into work and he told the jobless they [...]