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More than six in ten recruitment agencies (63 per cent) say that demand for temporary construction workers has increased over the last year, according to a survey of construction recruitment firms by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Bricklayers are taking home up to £1,000 a week as building firms compete for workers to keep UK infrastructure and housebuilding projects on track, according to a survey of construction recruitment firms by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)......................................................................Read More
18% of unemployed persons in the EU found a job in Q4 2015 compared with Q3 2015, as per the latest Eurostat news release.
Labour market flows show the movements of individuals between employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity and enrich the analysis of the net changes in stocks. These statistics help to understand and interpret changes in the levels of labour market indicators.....................................................................Read More
Self-employed people increased by 182,000 to 4.69 million, comparing the estimates for type of employment for January to March 2016 with those for a year earlier as per “UK Labour Market: May 2016” by ONS.
The unemployment rate was 5.1%, unchanged compared with October to December 2015 but lower than for a year earlier (5.6%). The unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force (those in work plus those unemployed) that were unemployed.....................................................................Read More
Desire for a better work-life balance is encouraging a growing number of people to walk away from traditional careers in favour of a portfolio of part-time work.
Desire for a better work-life balance is encouraging a growing number of people to walk away from traditional careers in favour of a portfolio of part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
UK Growth Dashboard reveals surprise landscape of SME growth in aftermath of the great recession as per a new study by the Enterprise Research Centre.
The UK Growth Dashboard 2015, a new study by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) in partnership with Business Growth Service looks at a range of indicators to shed new light on the health of small businesses and entrepreneurship across the whole of the UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
Building sector outstrips growth across Europe.
The Irish construction market is expected to record the strongest rate of growth across 19 European countries up to 2017, according to a new forecast. The report reveals that Ireland, which represents less than 1 per cent of the total output among Euroconstruct members,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
National Institute for Economic and Social Research reveals economic growth picked up in the three months to May
Britain's economic growth picked up pace in the three months to May, recovering from a weak first quarter, the National Institute for Economic and Social Research has revealed. NIESR said it estimated that gross domestic product in the quarter was 0.6pc higher than in the previous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
Booming Finance and Technology hiring will help create 145,000 new jobs in central London over the next decade in a sustained bounce-back from the financial crisis, according to a study from the City of London Corporation
Research launched today (3 June) highlights the City’s role as the growth engine of the UK. It showed that by 2025, with the right conditions, 145,000 new jobs will be created in Central London, with over a quarter of these (39,000) located in the City. However, the continued possibility of “Brexit”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
UK is Europe’s Top Ranking destination for inward investment, Ernst & Young’s UK Attractiveness Report has revealed.
Once again, the UK turned in an outstanding performance in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2014. The numbers speak for themselves: a record number of 887 projects, up 11% on 2013; increased European market share; and a market-leading 31,198 jobs created. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
Professional recruitment firms have 16% more vacancies on their books than this time last year; Contract vacancies rise by 3% year-on-year according to new survey by APSCo
Professional recruitment firms now have 16% more vacancies on their books than this time last year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). APSCo’s data coincides with the latest ONS figures which show that the number of people in work increased by 202,000 in the three months to March, driving UK employment to a record-high of 31.10 million. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
The lowest level of difficulty filling jobs is reported in Ireland (11%), followed by UK (14%) as per Talent Shortage Survey 2015 by ManpowerGroup.
It's ten years since ManpowerGroup conducted our first Talent Shortage Survey, and a great deal has changed. The world has experienced a global recession, an uneven recovery, and demographic, technological and economic shifts that have transformed the employment landscape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
Zero Hours Contract Legislation comes into force, which bans the use of exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts or the requirement for zero hours workers to seek consent to work elsewhere
As reported in the May/June 2015 REC Legal bulletin the government has today brought into force legislation which bans the use of exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts or the requirement for zero hours workers to seek consent to work elsewhere... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read More
Niall Hayes, Director of Sales and Client Solutions, has been selected as one of the “Top 50 multinational leaders based in Ireland for an International Conference of the Irish Leaders
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- The construction industry remains one of the highest paying sectors in the UK, with the average salary at £40,782, an incredible 44.7% higher than the UK average.
- Self-employed people decreased by 38,000 to 4.75 million (14.7% of all people in work), comparing the estimates for employees and self-employed people for January to March 2018 as per Office for National Statistics.
- Demand for Big Data professionals intensifies with a 78% surge since Q1 2017 as per Experis - Tech Cities Job Watch Report Q1 2018.
