Half of the UK’s workers have taken measures to aid their company’s survival in the recession, according to new research from insolvency trade body R3.
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The definition of pay tops a list of key areas that will be discussed today between the Recruitment Employment Confederation and with Pat McFadden, the minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, ahead of Friday’s AWD consultation.
Areas to be discussed include:
· the definition of pay
· temp to perm fees
Better GDP figures and an emergency UK budget following an election lead are among centre for economics and business research (CEBR)’s economic predictions for 2010.
The CEBR predicts:
1) An election and a new government.
International recruiter Hydrogen says it is seeing “modest improvement” across some sectors and “signs of stabilisation” in a pre-close trading update for the financial year ended 31 December 2009.
The statement also says that Hydrogen has seen solid performances in its contract business as well as early signs of increased activity across permanent business in Q4.
Following a controversial advertising campaign regarding career women by the Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA), outdoor advertising firm Transport Media has announced that it is leaving the OAA.
Job board comparelegaljobs.com has launched.
The new site allows candidates and employers to retain control of their application, which can be processed either via the employer’s dedicated microsite or by going through the in-house recruitment team.
Unemployment is set to rise once again, according to the centre for economics and business research (CEBR).
The CEBR anticipates that despite strong Q4 growth in GDP, growth is likely to be weaker in the first quarter of 2011, with the claimant count rising.
Education recruiter Aspire People has strengthened its East Midlands team with a number of appointments.
Natalie Cotton, formerly of Randstad Care, joins as a consultant to handle Aspire People’s Coventry and Warwickshire Primary School desk, while Andrew White, who worked at Celsian Education, has been recruited to set up its Nottingham Secondary division.
As Britain emerges from recession, managing cashflow from Britain’s recruiters becomes ever more important.
GoldOne Chartered Accountants has given its top tips for managing cashflow.
Step 1: Use common sense to reduce cash payments upfront
IT and pharma recruiter Vine Resources has opened its first satellite office in Stockholm, Sweden.
Managing director David Lawrence says: “We are pleased to have established a local presence in Sweden after working with client’s there over the last five years. I believe it will enable us to understand their local needs better and react faster to them.”