Commenting on employment figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics which show employment levels have dropped and that there has been a rise in the number of unemployed people, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Head of Policy Kate Shoesmith said: “Despite the numbers today, recruiters are telling us that...

Confidence is improving across most UK businesses, according to the latest business surveys, although manufacturers are less optimistic.   Business lobby group the CBI said the economy was moving from “flat to growth”, although it kept its forecast for growth this year at 1%.  Meanwhile, accountancy firm BDO said business...

The Spring 2013 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Success Factors Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey report – published today – suggests that employment growth is set to continue in the second quarter of 2013. The report shows that the net employment balance – which measures the difference between...

Key points: – Faster rise in permanent staff appointments – Temp billings down for first time in nine months – Solid expansion of job vacancies maintained – Weaker pay growth signalled Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to...

Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech lived up to earlier expectations that it might be fairly ‘lightweight’– as much of the coalition government’s legislative programme had already been announced and the most important goal remains to reduce the deficit. In many ways, this can be seen as good news for business as...