Is recruitment picking up? Are redundancies still on the cards?
David Woods, 23 October 2009
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2 comment's on this article.The Office of National Statistics officially confirmed the UK has not yet exited recession. But are employers still making redundancies or has recruitment started to pick up?
The Government promises continued investment in people and jobs, says employment minister Jim Knight
Unemployment hits 2.47 million, according to Office of National Statistics figures
FTSE 100 bosses meet 100 young people to discuss ways of improving employability of UK youth
Sports sector to get a 2,000 jobs boost says secretary of state for work and pensions Yvette Cooper
Three million people have not worked since 1996, according to the Conservative party
The number of workless households has increased by 240,000 in the past year
Unemployment in UK seaside resorts is growing despite increase in holidaymakers
July retail sales figures could signal end of recession
The real unemployment figure is above 4.5 million, says the CIPD
Unemployment reaches 2.44 million
Government predicts 500,000 new green jobs to help businesses in being more energy efficient
Unemployment rate rise from March to May is highest ever recorded
The worst of the recession is over says British Chambers of Commerce
CIPD and KPMG predict few job opportunities for this year's school leavers and graduates
Honda employees and managers stand together and take pay cut to keep jobs at Swindon factory
Recession means older employees cannot retire when they want
Jobless managers get free membership to the Institute of Leadership and Management
Most employers do not understand redundancy laws, making them liable for penalties
Technology: Outplacement - a cost effective way of supporting redundant staff?
Lawn company GreenThumb to hire 1,000 workers to cope with rapid growth
Recruitment agencies' services must adapt to changing HR practices to survive
Entrepreneurs remain positive about investing in people and training
Despite CBI predictions recession is set to moderate CEBR forecasts 29,000 City job losses this year
Job losses worse in the North, Midlands and Scotland than in London
March shows biggest ever year-on-year drop in online recruitment
Trade unions claim huge job losses announced are not all due to downturn
Breaking news: Financial sector cuts jobs at record rate to save costs in recession
UK unemployment exceeds two million
February saw significant growth in online recruitment for the first time in four months
320,000 could be made redundant over the next three months as recession deepens
10% of the workforce will be unemployed by 2010
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Tim Latham - 28 August 2009
I wouldn't presume to be able to offer an overall view of the market. But from my perspective \(recruiting into real estate and construction) infact there is increased recruitment activity. Interestingly there are several of my clients hiring into the property business recovery sides of their businesses.
So not all bad news.
RUPERT WALLIS - 28 August 2009
Recruitment certainly is picking up, as a recruiter I see it from the front line and we have found that our monthly revenue has almost doubled for August/September and is looking promising beyond that - in basic terms this means that twice as many people are being offered jobs. On top of this, I have noticed an increase in new jobs as opposed to replacement hires.
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