UK hourly labour costs below EU average, Eurostat figures reveal

The UK's hourly labour costs are almost two euros below the EU average, figures released from the EU's statistics agency Eurostat reveal.

Financial services job vacancies rise in February, study finds

The number of financial services job vacancies rose 11% from January 2013 to February 2013, according to figures published today by recruitment firm Morgan Mckinley.

Almost 3.7 million job losses since the financial crisis, says report

Since the financial crisis of 2008, 3.7 million employees in the UK have been made redundant, according to a report published today by the Jobs Economist consultancy.

HR's essential role in staving off the triple dip

Through discussions with colleagues and customers, it seems that too many businesses have been so focused on managing process and cost cutting that their managers have become disconnected from their...

Forum announces five-point plan for jobs and growth in Autumn statement wish list

The Forum of Private Business has written to the chancellor ahead of next month’s Autumn Statement outlining a five-point plan to deliver jobs and growth for the UK economy.

Mitigating against potential fraudsters

As the trial against the former UBS trader, Kweku Adoboli continues this week, Rupert Emson, CEO of Vero Screening explores the role of ongoing monitoring in identifying potential fraudsters and...

Pension pessimism as under half of workers believe they will be financially stable enough for a comfortable retirement

Only 38% of workers believe they will have sufficient financial resources to live comfortably for 15 years into their retirement, according to research published today by professional services firm...

Finance pros have 'never had a better opportunity to progress their careers', CIMA report claims

As a shortage of suitable talent stifles global growth plans, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), sponsored by...

'Stress in the city' is about to spiral out of control, finds HSE

Following publication by the HSE of its latest statistics on occupational stress, there has been a plethora of articles quoting the figure of 18,000 stress related claims in the banking and finance...

Financial sector needs to rethink graduate strategy, or risk talent shortage, reports PwC

Financial services companies need a different approach to their graduates, or risk losing out when the job market improves PwC has warned.

FSA report blames 'culture of poor decisions' for failure of RBS

The failure of RBS amid the systemic crisis resulted from poor decisions made by the management and Board as well as a “culture that made it prone to make poor decisions”, according to a Financial...

Banks will have to give more details on pay and performance

Banks will have to provide far more detail on how they link pay to performance and risk, following the publication of the Basel Committee's Pillar 3 remuneration requirements.

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