UK becoming ‘self-employment capital’ of Western Europe
The number of self-employed workers in the UK has risen faster than in any other Western European economy, according to new analysis from the think tank IPPR. Between the first quarters of 2013 and 2014, the number of self-employed workers rose by 8%, a figure eclipsed by only a few countries in Southern and Eastern […]
Read More →Firms fail to use new video interviewing technology
UK businesses are wasting time and money by not taking advantage of the latest technology when interviewing candidates, new research suggests. The study of 1,000 companies, carried out by the job site Foosle, measured attitudes towards and experience with video interviewing. Results show that more than half (55%) have never used it – despite 33% […]
Read More →Number of people in work up 167,000, says ONS
The number of people in work in the UK has risen by 167,000, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market data. The latest Labour Market Statistics bulletin shows that between April and June 2014, there were 30.6 million people in work – 167,000 more than for January to March, and 820,000 more […]
Read More →41% of graduates say university was the wrong choice
Two-fifths of undergraduates who graduated in 2013 felt university hadn’t been the right option for them, according to new research. NotGoingtoUni.co.uk, a website exploring the alternatives to university, quizzed 2,615 people aged 18 and over, all of whom graduated in 2013. Initially all respondents were asked if they thought university was the right choice for […]
Read More →Senior execs gain in confidence, but are they ready for the risks?
It’s great news that senior executive vacancies have increased at such a strong rate – more than 30% year on year, according to figures from search firm InterExec. The fact that big bosses are putting their heads above the parapet reflects positively that the rest of the market is in good health. What stood out, […]
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Read More →Significant growth in the £200k-plus job market
Unadvertised senior executive vacancies in the £200,000-plus salary category have increased by more than 30% year on year to July 2014, according to figures analysed by executive agency InterExec. The growth has taken place across several business sectors, most notably in financial services, and telecommunications, media and technology, where the market has seen increases of […]
Read More →Half of UK workers spending their holidays on the job
UK workers will devote a total of 3.2 million days of their holidays to work activities, according to new research. The study, carried out for Kwik Fit Mobile, has revealed that 46% of those working full or part time spent some of their holidays last year carrying out tasks such as checking emails, making work […]
Read More →11.9 million failing to save enough for retirement
A new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) report shows that 11.9 million people of working age in the UK are failing to save enough to ensure they can maintain their standard of living into old age. However, many of them could safeguard their financial future by putting away just a little more, because out […]
Read More →Fourth consecutive quarter of growth for small manufacturers
Small and medium-sized manufacturers have reported another strong quarter of orders and output growth, according to the CBI’s SME Trends Survey. Domestic orders and output both rose strongly, for the fourth consecutive quarter, and are expected to grow robustly again in the next three months. In addition, numbers employed in the sector went up significantly […]
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