City bosses plan new year job sacking spree

Victory for sacked nose stud worker

Small shops beat superstores over staff benefits

HR services on offer by joint IBM and council venture

Jobs to go as chocolate giant takes manufacturing overseas

Entrepreneurs ‘born not made’

Paid holiday extension fails to grip workers

Bosses tighten dress codes with mini-skirts and flip-flop ban

Midwife demand soars as birthrate rises

Rise in violence against shop staff

E-lag loses UK Plc £31.6 billion a year

MoD arm service personnel with ‘portable’ qualifications

New chief for UK skills

Spotlight: Carol Lath, HR director, Kingsley Napley. By Annie Hayes

Carers struggle to cope with dual demands

Third of bosses ‘frightened’ into Facebook ban

New Year opening for nuclear skills academy

Inquiry into future of adult learning

HR to rescue employees from bad debt

CIPD conference and exhibition: News round-up. By Annie Hayes and Lucie Benson