... service sector continued to contract in December, while the jobs climate is the worst on record, according to the CIPS/Markit Survey. ... the survey began in mid-1996, with the index averaging well below 50.0 over 2008 as a whole. Service providers were again able to clear ...

... but it would also see consumer spending around £250m below where it should be. “The number of low paid jobs has increased. Setting a decent legal minimum for wages is a vital part of ...

... and 28% from retail and wholesale firms also plan to cut jobs. The survey also shows that 69% are likely to  hire below replacement levels and 70% of respondents do not expect to cut staff on ...

... by 10,800 in January to 794,600, the first time it's fallen below 800,000 since 1975. The number of vacancies in the UK economy remains ... the right help and support more people are able to take up jobs and provide for themselves and their families where before this didn't ...

... working practices are driving highly qualified workers into jobs below their skill level in order that they can achieve a work – life balance. ...

... honours list. Alan Pedder, the chairman of Remploy (pictured below), was awarded the CBE for services to disabled people. Since becoming ... increase in the numbers of disabled people who are found jobs each year with other firms. Several supermarkets, including Somerfield, ...

An extra 35,000 new jobs will be created in the City of London as international financial ... of employment growth, at above 3% in 2004-2007, and slightly below 3% in 2008. Employment in securities is expected to increase by 13,000 ...

... limited”, he tells Recruiter more about the types of jobs offering these packages in the video below: To read more about the former UK operations manager at Kelly ...

... to £7 billion – the largest single proportion (see chart below). The next biggest savings will be from better “productive time” by ... Gordon Brown’s spending review, and include cutting 80,000 jobs. A Treasury spokeswoman said: “The efficiency challenge will create a ...

... stock markets have weakened, with the FTSE now standing far below the late winter highs, the recruitment sector has taken at least its fair ... demand creates economic growth which in turn generates net jobs, which then raises internal consumption to begin a chain reaction of ...