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UK ranks fifth best country in the world to do business.
The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force......................,...................................................................................Read More
Hourly labour costs rose by 1.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.9% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2016, compared with the same quarter of the previous year according to the figures published by Eurostat.
Hourly labour costs rose by 1.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.9% in the EU28 in the third quarter of 2016, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the second quarter of 2016, hourly labour costs increased by 1.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.4% in the EU28.....................,...................................................................................Read More
Hours worked by Europe’s agency workers 5.3% higher than 12 months ago with UK Agencies’ billings from the employment of temporary/contract roles rose for the forty-third successive month in November, as per European Agency Work Business Indicator publish
The December European Agency Work Business Indicator, published today by World Employment Confederation-Europe shows average year-on- year growth of +5.3% in the number of hours worked by Europe’s agency workers....................,...................................................................................Read More
One in ten Brits want to start their own business in 2017, reveals Monster
Brits have revealed their 2017 workplace resolutions, with nearly one in ten (9%) keen to start their own business, according to a new poll by Monster.co.uk. Notably, a third (32%) of workers will look for a completely different career and almost a quarter (23%) will aim to achieve a better work life balance in the New Year.....................,...................................................................................Read More
UK's Self-employed people increased by 129,000 to 4.75 million (15% of all people in work) as per ONS, comparing the estimates of employment for August to October 2016 with those for a year earlier.
Between May to July 2016 and August to October 2016, the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased, and the number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) increased....................,...................................................................................Read More
Britain is on track for a million agency workers by 2020; The number of agency workers has grown by 30% since 2011, a new report by the independent think-tank Resolution Foundation reveals.
The number of agency workers has grown by 30 per cent since 2011, and now stands at 865,000, a new report by the independent think-tank Resolution Foundation reveals today (Monday) as it launches a major 18-month investigation into agency work...................,...................................................................................Read More
More than three quarters (76.1%) of value added to the UK economy by the recruitment industry was derived from temporary employment activities, according to the 9th annual report on the recruitment industry’s performance from the Recruitment & Employment
The report also found that the majority of temporary and contract assignments last longer than 12 weeks. The average length of assignment is more than 12 weeks for 73 per cent of contract workers and 61 per cent for temporary agency workers..................,...................................................................................Read More
Temporary/contract staff appointments rose at a quicker pace, with the rate of growth reaching a seven-month high, as per “Markit/REC Report on Jobs”.
Permanent staff placements continued to rise in November, with the rate of growth quickening to its sharpest since February. Temporary/contract staff appointments also rose at a quicker pace, with the rate of growth reaching a seven-month high..................,...................................................................................Read More
The UK job market continued to strengthen throughout November, with job growth increasing by 13.6% year-on-year and 3.2% month-on-month. This is according to the latest data from the UK’s leading independent job site, CV-Library.
The UK job market continued to strengthen throughout November, with job growth increasing by 13.6% year-on-year and 3.2% month-on-month. This is according to the latest data from the UK’s leading independent job site.................,...................................................................................Read More
The National Living Wage has not affected employment, says the body that monitors low pay for the government.
The Low Pay Commission said it had found "no clear evidence" of changes in employment or hours since the higher minimum wage was introduced in April. It said employment had continued to rise even in sectors most obviously affected, such as cleaning, hotels, horticulture and retail.................,...................................................................................Read More
The UK jobless rate is at a near 11-year low of 4.9% for the three months to August, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
For the 3 months ending August 2016, the highest employment rate in the UK was in the South East (78.0%) and the lowest was in Northern Ireland (70.1%). The pattern for all regions at the moment suggests either flat or gently increasing employment rates................,...................................................................................Read More
Temporary/contract staff pay increased at the weakest rate in 40 months as per “Markit/REC Report on Jobs”.
September data showed a second straight monthly rise in permanent staff placement volumes, after the declines seen in June and July. Temporary/contract staff billings also rose, albeit at a slower pace compared with August’s three-month high................,...................................................................................Read More
The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.1% in August 2016, stable compared to July 2016 and down from 10.7% in August 2015, as per Eurostat.
The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.1% in August 2016, stable compared to July 2016 and down from 10.7% in August 2015. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2011. The EU28 unemployment rate was 8.6% in August 2016................,...................................................................................Read More
Contract vacancies within financial services jump 16% according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Professional recruitment firms reported that vacancy numbers remained stable in August with vacancies up by 0.3% year-on-year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)................,...................................................................................Read More
Employment levels propped up by rising self-employment and the growing gig economy; with Post-Brexit summer hiring lull sees advertised vacancies slide as per Adzuna Job Market Report – September 2016.
Despite vacancies falling, the employment rate was 74.5% – its joint record highest level since comparable records started in 1971, according to the ONS. This has been partly propped up by the rise of the gig economy and growing self-employment as jobseekers...............,...................................................................................Read More
Self-employed people increased by 224,000 to 4.76 million (15.0% of all people in work), comparing the estimates for type of employment for May to July 2016 with those for a year earlier as per the latest ONS statistical bulletin.
Between February to April 2016 and May to July 2016, the number of people in work increased. The number of unemployed people and the number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) fell...............,...................................................................................Read More
