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UK unemployment has fallen by a further 88,000 in the three months to April, to 2.43 million, according to data released in the past hour by the Office for National Statistics. This is the largest quarterly fall in unemployment since August 2000. The quarterly fall in unemployment occurred mainly among people aged from 16 to… Read article/comments
The growth of staff appointments during May eased off compared to previous months and permanent placements rose at the weakest rates in seven months, according to the recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s latest Report on Jobs, published this morning. The report also showed the growth of job vacancies moderated to a five-month low… Read article/comments
I read an article recently about the perils of accepting a counteroffer by your employer. The author in question went on to suggest that it can be “career suicide” suggesting that it simply allows companies to buy some time to line up your replacement! This perhaps is a little harsh, but I have to agree in… Read article/comments
Confidence among employers has soared to its highest level in a year reflecting renewed optimism in both short term and long term hiring intentions, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s May JobsOutlook has revealed. The survey has shown a major shift in employers’ attitudes over the past month. This has resulted in a total of 44%… Read article/comments
David Woods writes an interesting article in HR Magazine this week, highlighting the latest statistics around sickness absence. It seems far fewer days are being taken off, but to what should we attribute that to: “Sickness absence is continuing on a downward trend among UK employees, according to a joint survey of sickness absence released… Read article/comments
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