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Around 44% of UK workers are pessimistic about the future following the EU Referendum, a recent survey from the CIPD has been able to suggest. The professional body surveyed just over 1,000 working adults. They were asked various questions including how they felt about the future, amid UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU). […]

British firms are significantly less likely to hire new staff following the outcome of the EU referendum, recent data released by corporate insight firm CEB has been able to suggest. The number of vacancies being advertised online had dropped dramatically, falling by almost 50 per cent in the week following the 23 June vote to […]

British employees are negatively affected by under-staffed workplaces, a problem that is further exacerbated by jobseekers’ London-centric approach, recent research has been able to suggest. Close to half (46%) of employees have been left feeling under-resourced and under-staffed at work because of recruitment freezes, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits, while four in 10 […]

Recruitment activity across the UK is highly likely to slump following the result of the referendum to leave the European Union, key bodies in the recruitment segment have recently revealed. Key bodies said the uncertainty caused by the decision could hit the economy and put employers into preservation mode, with hiring intentions likely to plunge […]

UK small businesses plan to hire in the months ahead, with one in three small and medium-sized companies planning to take on more staff, recent research commissioned by eBay has found. The company’s Employee Skills Index, released today in partnership with YouGov, suggests that practical skills gained through hands-on experience are valued more highly by […]

A specialist recruitment firm for the construction segment has recently revealed that increase in job vacancies highlights a growing skills shortage within the industry, according to a recent news report into this matter. Analysis by recruiter One Way found that job growth in the sector, outlined in the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI, shows the […]

Up to 120 stores across the UK have been shut and up to 1,000 employees are set to lose their jobs after menswear retailer Austin Reed has gone into administration, multiple news reports have been able to reveal. Austin Reed was founded in 1900 as a tailoring business in the City and once counted Winston […]

The site of a former film studio in Buckinghamshire is set to be transformed into a £120 million “Art Deco and movie inspired residential address”, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The plan involving the historic 11.94 acre Denham Film Laboratories site includes building 224 new homes, with 154 […]

An efficient time and attendance system can help local authorities attain significant savings by driving changes in work practices. This was exactly the case with Perth and Kinross Council, who have made savings of almost £28 million in just four years – mainly through changes to work practices. The figures have been disclosed in a […]

Implementing a very solid and reliable time and attendance system is a must for any company building a new and modern food processing facility, such as the £19 million that is set to be built for the Natures Way Foods (NWF) at Chichester Food Park. Amiri Construction has been selected by Kingsbridge Estates to build […]

A services firm has revealed plans to cut around 11% of its UK workforce, or around 280 permanent positions from its subsea departments, a news report has been able to reveal. Aker Solutions has about 15,000 permanent employees, of which approximately 2,500 are in the UK. The company said a “continued market slowdown” had forced […]

Almost 11,000 employees working for one of the UK’s largest and best-known retailers could be made redundant as the chain is set to go into administration, a news report has revealed. High Street retailer BHS is to file for administration after talks with Sports Direct to sell some of BHS’s 164 stores collapsed over the […]