Employees’ pay rises continue to lag behind inflation, according to the latest figures released today by pay specialists XpertHR. In the three months to the end of May 2012, XpertHR has recorded the median basic pay award at 2%, unchanged from the previous rolling quarter but down from 2.6%...
Read morethe trend for IT employment. Whilst it is unsurprising that the capital city attracts a high number of skilled professionals, the latest data shows that London now generates 41.4% of the country’s entire IT positions. The market share of IT contracting jobs used to be spread across a number...
Read moreAccording to recent surveys compiled by Markit, the eurozone’s service sector continued to shrink in June and business confidence plunged . The news is set to add to pressure on the European Central Bank to cut the cost of borrowing in the eurozone when it meets on Thursday. This...
Read moreThe Olympics could provide a boost to employer confidence as a quarter of UK bosses say they think the games will be good for their businesses with only four percent predicting a negative impact on their bottom line, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook survey....
Read moreA new report has shown that the number of job vacancies available in the UK has risen across many industry sectors. In England, 10 out of the 12 regions showed a growth in job availability and more companies advertising jobs. Employment rose in the education sector by 18 per...
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