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It's not all doom and gloom for the UK economy...

It’s therefore refreshing to be able to report some positive news, at least for the UK manufacturing sector. British manufacturing is generally outperforming the rest of the economy and looks set to see off the wider economic downturn, ......

HSMP climbdown by UK government welcomed by campaigners...

Campaigners have celebrated the government's climbdown on its controversial changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)....

Skills training non-existent in 75% of north-east food and drink ...

The scale of the UK's skills challenge has been laid bare by a regional survey showing that three in four food and drink manufacturers in the North East have no training budget. Research carried out by the National Skills A....

McDonald’s HR chief to continue spending on staff despite economic ...

McDonald's UK HR chief David Fairhurst has pledged to continue spending to help the fast-food chain cope with the economic downturn. Many organisations are....

Skills training non-existent in 75% of north-east food and drink ...

The scale of the UK's skills challenge has been laid bare by a regional survey showing that three in four food and drink manufacturers in the North East have no training budget. Research carried out by the National Skills A....

HR at risk as UK faces recession fears...

Fears of an imminent recession mean HR professionals could be in for a torrid time of squeezed training budgets and recruitment freezes. A re....

more on serbian war crimes...

US organisation Human Rights Watch also has a large collection of press releases and detailed full text reports with background and current news stories. Inttute has more resources on Serbia in its European section....

Towers Perrin on TV: CNBC Interview Explores UK Pension Funds...

Peter Routledge, Head of our UK Retirement Practice, discusses how UK pension funds are sailing through the credit crunch....

Health secretary Alan Johnson calls on employers to help tackle ...

Health secretary Alan Johnson has again urged employers to help combat dangerous obesity levels in the UK....

Recruitment market buoyant despite job cuts leaving more workers ...

The UK jobs market continues to be in good health despite a rise in unemployment, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has insisted....