... forced to do so. Of the latter (with some respondents giving more than one reason), 77% said this was because the extra margin allowed them to be more competitive, while 46% said it was to increase margins, 38% cited client ...

... the UK about recruiting staff from abroad. “We are hearing more about British jobs for British graduates,” she said. She added that a big question for employers was whether with more UK graduates available for fewer jobs, the recession reduced the need for ...

... persons looking for apprenticeships outstrips supply, often more so than in ’standard’ jobs”. He said “a lot of myth-busting” is ... gains momentum, it will gain currency, but what I’m more concerned about are internships and pay”. Broadening knowledge of ...

... count to last year (but with some new names), plus several more that include engineering or energy as their additional specialisations. ... construction industry, especially from private investors. More recently, the review of HS2 will add to nervousness within the ...

... sees the whole shape of budget-making changing. "We see more and more companies going for rolling quarterly planning," he says. "They need a ...

... non-EU nationals working in the UK rose to 1.27m – 74,000 more than a year earlier. Wages, excluding bonuses, also rose by 2.7% in the ... results, and we will surely see candidates demanding much more from their potential employer as the jobs market continues to hot up in ...

... the advent of social media and professional networks – and more recently, technologies such as artificial intelligence. Now a new ... of systems has emerged that aim to align themselves more closely with how recruiters work. One such product is Pinpoint . ...

... illustrates how the process, which draws on work with more than 250 companies over 30 years, helps management to gain greater control ... the business,” Pilnick says. “This is especially true as more organisations pay attention to building an integrated and seamless chain ...

... the trading bloc. The pharmaceuticals industry employs more than 70,000 people in the UK but does the loss of EU funding signal bad ... that it relies on for work”. Currently the UK receives more funding from the European Research Council than any other EU country, ...

... or discounts of $2,000-3,000 on a typical family saloon. More recently, Ford’s share price, already at a six-year low, has been hit ... how we stand overall. Q: Can you say a bit more about the challenges for a company like Ford in the current business ...