Employment issues

Employers could own workers' Facebook profiles
An employee's boss could demand ownership of their Myspace or Facebook profile if the information

Brown pledges jobs for the unemployed
Recently inaugurated prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to match up jobless Britons with thousands

Recruiters 'can't switch off on holiday'
Recruitment managers find it difficult to switch off over the summer period, often checking emails

Tech-savvy firms 'could be missing out on best staff'
Firms which rely heavily on technology to support their staffing procedure may be negatively impacting

Employment booming in East Mids city
One East Midlands city has seen higher employment growth than any other in the region,

Firms 'struggling to recruit'
Companies are increasingly finding it difficult to take on the right people for their vacancies,

Firms guilty of age discrimination in recruitment drive
A recruitment company and a French cosmetics firm have been found guilty of conducting a

Business urged to shape up netiquette
Businesses have been advised to better their internet etiquette by office support recruiter Crone Corkill.The

One in four firms expect to recruit in H2
A quarter of UK employers expect to hire more staff during the second half of

Working life 'better' after Blair's tenure
The Labour government has improved opportunities for job seekers, the Work Foundation has claimed.The charity