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Brits’ Income to Fall by 15% By 2020, Study Shows

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:23:06 +0100

The latest report by Institute for Employment Research (IER) and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) carried out on behalf of Resolution Foundation suggests that...

Amazon Opens New Centre in the UK, 600 Jobs Created

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:51:36 +0100

Yesterday, on September 6th, US-based online retailer, Amazon, opened a new distribution centre in the UK creating 600 jobs. The company already has offices in 7...

UK Unemployment Levels Are Worrying – ONS

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:20:39 +0100

The latest report by the Office for National Statistics suggests that the number of UK households, where no one ever had a job, now stands at 340,000. This is 20...

Aviva UK Is to Axe 800 Jobs in General and Life Insurance

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:04:16 +0100

On Friday, Aviva, one of the leading global insurance companies, announced it might axe 800 jobs in the UK.At most risk are middle managers jobs in general insurance...

London Olympics-2012 Help Boost UK Jobs Market

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:26:11 +0100

According to the latest report by The Office for National Statistics (ONS), the situation on the UK jobs market has stabilised, mainly thanks to Olympic Games in...

Brits Feel Secure in Their Jobs – Legal & General

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:00:23 +0100

The latest Job Security Index by Legal & General suggests that most Brits feel secure in their jobs.Despite the fact that many companies are announcing job cuts...

Royal Bank of Scotland Is Sending Jobs to India

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:00:39 +0100

Earlier, we have already reported that one of the leading UK banks, Royal Bank of Scotland (that owns NatWest and Ulster Bank) is axing jobs.Now, it has been revealed...

UK Jobs Market Is Healthier Than a Year Ago

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:46:39 +0100

The latest report by employment company Reed suggests that new job vacancies increased by more than 7% in June compared to last year.Job vacancies increased across...

UK Unemployment Rate Now Stands at 8.2%

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:07:38 +0100

The latest figures by the Office for National Statistics suggest that unemployment level in the UK has fallen to 8.2% in the three months to April as the number...

Scotch Whiskey Producers to Create New Jobs

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:32:56 +0100

World's biggest producers of scotch whiskey - Diageo known for Johnnie Walker and Pernod Ricard known for Chivas Brothers - are planning to make investments into...

UK Women Outnumbered by Men When It Comes to Top Jobs

Tue, 29 May 2012 07:09:30 +0100

The latest figures revealed by BBC News suggest that women hold less than one third of top jobs in the UK. BBC experts analysed several sectors, including politics...

More Vacancies to Be Opened in UK This Summer

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:08 +0100

The latest report by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for Q1 2012 suggests that the UK jobs market is to improve in the coming months.The...

More worries for financial sector as Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks to cut 1400 jobs

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:45:31 +0100

News about the UK economy sliding into a double dip recession and continuing problems in the euro-zone do not bring much hope for UK businesses and consumers alike...

UK Unemployment Falls to 8.3% - ONS

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:48:24 +0100

The latest report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that UK unemployment fell in the months from December to February from 8.4% to 8.3% or 35...

Aviva Almost Fired 1300 Workers by Mistake

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:25:48 +0100

On Friday, April 20th Aviva accidentally send an email with leaving instructions to 1,300 employees instead of one departing employee.The human resources department...

Brits Ready to Quit Jobs Because of Fuel Prices

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:17:59 +0000

According to the latest AA/Populus survey, some Brits are going to quit or change their jobs as a result of the increase in fuel prices.Let us remind that a 3.02...

UK Job Market Improves in February 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:11:42 +0000

According to the latest report by Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) published last week, the number of permanent jobs in the UK rose significantly in...

Nissan to Manufacture New Vehicle in UK and to Create New Jobs

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:49:38 +0000

On March, 6th on a Geneva motor show Nissan announced that its new Invitation compact vehicle will be manufactured at the Sunderland factory in UK.The production...

RBS to Shift 300 Jobs to India

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:07:25 +0000

Today, on March 6th, one of the leading UK banks, the Royal Bank of Scotland, announced it will move 300 jobs to India, cutting 215 full-time jobs.According to the...

10,000 Jobs to Be Created in Hotel Industry

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:27:47 +0000

Whitbread compny that runs the 2 popular hotel chains, Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, announced it plans to create 10,000 jobs in the UK in the next 3 years.The reason...

UK Women Give Up Work because of Daycare Bills

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:54:33 +0000

The latest national statistics and figures revealed by the Daycare Trust suggest that nursery fees have increased by 6% in 2011, beating the inflation rate. Now...

True Unemployment Level in UK Is Twice as Bad – TUC

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:29:28 +0000

According to TUC, UK trade union body, the true unemployment level in the country currently stands at 6.3 million people.Experts are determined that the official...

Lots of New Jobs to Be Created in UK by 2015 – Google

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:51:44 +0100

Up to 365,000 jobs will be created in Great Britain by 2015 thanks to Internet technologies and innovation, says vice-president of Google UK, Mr....

Financial job vacancies in London Fall by 20%

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:04:10 +0100

Only 4,030 job vacancies in the financial sector were open in London this August, reports Astbury Marsden recruitment agency.According to the report recently...

Unemployment Takes another Turn for the Worse

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:39:27 +0100

In another blow for the UK s economy, unemployment leapt up by 38,000 to 2.49 million in the last quarter. The figures, from The Office of National Statistics...

Low-skilled Immigrants Invade the UK

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:08:24 +0100

A recent research revealed that the number of low-skilled immigrants in the UK increased. In particular, the vast majority of workers came from the EU...

Business Leaders Criticise Flexible Working Proposals

Tue, 17 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Government plans to offer more flexible to hours to employees came under fire yesterday as business lobbyists attacked the coalition for tinkering with...

Coalition Government Announces Controversial Employment Law Reforms

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Trade union leaders responded with criticism yesterday when the government announced plans to water down the laws regarding workplace discrimination and...

UK Solar Industry Jobs Rise by 32%

Tue, 03 May 2011 07:46:20 +0100

In the very end of April, Capital Green Ltd., London-based search, selection recruitment consultancy, reported that the solar industry in UK gained 951 jobs...

Jobless Total Falls but Youth Unemployment at Record High

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:30:00 +0100

Unemployment figures announced yesterday painted appeared to show positive news, with a significant fall of 17,000 less people out of work during the months to...

Number of Pension Age Workers Doubled Over Ten Years

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:15:00 +0000

New figures released by the office of national statistics yesterday showed a significant increase in the number of state pension age people choosing to remain...

UK Employment Rate to Remain Unchanged

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:53:38 +0000

The largest hiring agency in the UK, Hays, recently announced that the new jobs in the private sector are not enough to compensate the cuts in the public...

Work Experience Vital for Job Market Success

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:03:15 +0000

A comprehensive assessment of the graduate job market released yesterday urges that graduates without experience of employment are likely to struggle in the...

UK Employment Market Improves – Antal

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:42:00 +0000

The latest survey "Global Snapshot" carried out by Antal, international recruitment company, showed that UK jobs market is improving as more and more...

Recession clamps down on employee sick days

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:30:02 +0000

A company that aims to fight employee absenteeism claims the recession is helping to reduce the amount of people taking time off work.Last year staff taking...

Unemployed Households Rate Reaches 22.6%

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:07:02 +0100

According to the latest statistics compiled by the Office for National Statistics, the proportion of unemployed households in Scotland reached 22.6% or 411,000...

More Job Losses as RBS to close half of their insurance centres

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:47:21 +0100

Back in May RBS announced its plans to cut 2600 jobs.Now they have informed their staff about their plans, which include closure of 14 out of 27 insurance...

ONS Reports 0.3% Improvement in UK Jobs Market

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:32:34 +0100

The Office for National Statistics (UK) has just revealed the latest figures on employment rate in the country. They suggest that the number of people who have...

Humber wind farm creates 27,000 jobs

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:00:07 +0100

A £400 million plan to turn the south bank of the Humber into a centre of green energy has been unveiled.The coast near Immingham would be a centre of...

HEPI: Male graduates lose their positions in the labour market

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:38:32 +0100

Research recently held by HEPI demonstrates that recent graduates are facing many of difficulties in finding a job. In the last 6 months, the situation...

More job losses at Northern Rock

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:00:18 +0100

In attempt to turn things around, Northern Rock has announced it s decision to cut another 650 jobs. The decision itself may not come as a surprise as such, as...