recovery Archives

UK GDP revised by ONS as economic growth wobbles

Dec 23, 2015 | 0 |

The expected surge of economic growth between July and September did not occur, new figures have revealed. It is thought that growth was weighed down by the poor showing of the crucial financial services sector.

UK workers spending more time on the job, but wage rises are slowing

Dec 16, 2015 | 0 |

UK workers collectively spent more than a billion hours of their lives between August and October at work, new figures from the Office of National Statistics prove.

Most firms will boost their workforce, their graduate intake and their apprentices, says CBI

Jan 2, 2014 | 0 |

As the recovery takes hold, we need to make sure that all citizens benefit and that growth is...

Will the recovery benefit everyone? TUC thinks not

Jan 2, 2014 | 0 |

Whose growth?’ will be the defining political question in 2014 says TUC General Secretary Frances...

More full time jobs created due to ´squeeze on pay levels´

Oct 17, 2013 | 0 |

Commenting on the latest official labour market data, showing that employment rose by 155,000 and...

Green Shoots of Recovery Signalled by Interim Report 2013

Sep 24, 2013 | 0 |

Interim managers are more likely to be on an assignment and feel busier than they did two years...

UK recovery is far behind schedule and not helping ordinary people, says TUC

Sep 3, 2013 | 1 |

The UK’s economic recovery is far behind schedule and is doing little to boost...

Training to beat the recession

Feb 4, 2011 | 0 |

HR departments have found that re-skilling employees and developing their existing expertise delivers long term efficiency savings and bridges the gaps created by job cuts and downsizing. Now markets such as IT are starting to...

150,000 council jobs could go, GMB claims

Feb 2, 2011 | 0 |

A trade union has warned that tens of thousands of jobs are set to go at local authorities across...

Impact of spending cuts ‘unevenly distributed’

Jan 25, 2011 | 0 |

A new report has called on the government to take steps to assist cities hardest hit by public...

Communication vital for employees, says expert

Jan 24, 2011 | 0 |

An expert has called on British bosses to communicate more closely with their workforce and keep...

Unemployment ‘to top 2.7 million’

Dec 29, 2010 | 0 |

The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned that unemployment in the...

Employment minister hails job stats

Nov 18, 2010 | 0 |

Employment minister Chris Grayling has welcomed new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), claiming they suggest a private sector-led jobs recovery is underway.The ONS data revealed that 70.8 per cent of...

Migrant worker cap could be detrimental, says REC

Nov 5, 2010 | 0 |

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has suggested the proposed cap on non-European Union (EU) workers could prove detrimental to the UK's economy.Director of policy and professional services at the...

Workplace worries can damage sleep, says expert

Oct 27, 2010 | 0 |

An expert has warned that ongoing concerns over job security and the state of the economic recovery could have a negative effect on sleep patterns, damaging employee performance.Jessica Alexander from the Sleep Council explained...

Jobless recovery ‘threatens employment market’

Oct 21, 2010 | 0 |

An expert has suggested that the prospect of a jobless recovery has created considerable unease among British businesses and could have a disastrous impact on the country's jobs market.Recruitment Society chairman Steve...