Those calling for the UK to leave the EU are “putting politics before economics”, business leaders have said.  In a letter to the Independent, figures from BT, Shell, Lloyds Banking Group and Deloitte, estimated membership was worth up to £92bn a year to Britain. But the 19 signatories accepted...

Commenting on today’s Labour Market Statistics (for the period January- March 2013) released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the CIPD, comments: “These labour market figures suggest that the labour market recovery appears to have stalled this quarter.  Total hours worked increased...

Recruiters have thrown their support behind the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) VMS Code of Practice by signing the agreement to promote sustainable supply chains and good recruitment. The Government Procurement Service (GPS) has also embedded the Code’s core principles within the latest round of government framework agreements. The...

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...

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...