Auto maker Vauxhall will create 700 new direct jobs in the production of its new next-generation Astra compact car at its Ellesmere Port, Cheshire facility. Production will start in 2015 on a three-shift model, with a minimum of 160,000 vehicles to be produced per year. The car will be produced at least “into the early [...]
The UK economy will return to growth in the second half of 2012, with faster growth expected next year, the CBI business group has said. But the CBI cut its growth forecast for the whole of 2012 from 0.9% to 0.6%. Its revision was a “direct consequence” of data from the Office for National Statistics [...]
Managers are becoming more favourable to flexible working arrangements and allow staff to carry out personal tasks at work, but expect staff to work outside of office hours in return, a study of 1,000 bosses has revealed. Seven out of 10 UK managers think the old idea of ‘nine to five’ working is dying out [...]
Employers may be wasting as much as £270 million a year on failed recruitment, according to a report from Learndirect. The report, published earlier this week, highlights how £1.16 billion is spent by employers each year trying to fill job vacancies but 23% of these posts are recognised as ‘hard to fill’ and often need [...]
Confidence among employers in the UK increased significantly in the first quarter of the year, new figures have shown. According to the latest JobsOutlook report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the majority of companies across the country now intend to hire more staff both in the short and long-term. For instance, 72% of [...]
A recent client survey revealed 92% were ‘fairly’ to ‘very’ optimistic about their business in 2012. The media reported yesterday that England is in an official double dip. Precision Recruitment, a specialist consultancy in Engineering, Technical, Construction and Sales, argues this doesn’t paint a true picture. The country was in negative growth for half of [...]
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation have welcomed the increase in part-time working highlighted by today’s employment figures. The Office for National Statistics have found unemployment to be down by 35,000 on the last quarter – a decrease of one per cent from the 12 year high of 8.4 per cent and the lowest level since [...]
Scientists continue to gather more evidence that sitting around all day is bad for you. If it doesn’t kill you, it shortens your life. On average, reports Gretchen Reynolds of the New York Times, every hour of TV you watch cuts 22 minutes off your life (slightly less for women.) Men who don’t watch TV live [...]
We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar, or get a new qualification. I can’t magically make all your [...]
Job opportunities for highly-skilled workers in February increased by double digits (17%) for the second consecutive month, according to research by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The Monthly Trends report from the association shows that demand for professional workers such as bankers, lawyers and IT professionals has rebounded strongly since the start of [...]
