Sitting Pretty
13 September 2012
Few jobs are secure these days, but some professionals are in a better position than others. What does it take to sit tight among the empty chairs?
It is disconcerting to see how many companies - Marconi, British Airways, Rolls-Royce - are making employees redundant. UK monthly unemployment figures reached a 25-year low last October but are now on the increase.
How can you avoid being made redundant? One way is to work in a field where there is a low risk of redundancy, such as the Civil Service or teaching...