Recruitment agency pay data ‘backs case for interest rise’

Data on wage trends from recruitment agencies is being used by a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee to support the argument for interest rates to rise sooner rather than later.

CVS Caremark adds 100 jobs in Belfast

American healthcare company CVS Caremark is creating 100 new jobs at its IT development centre in Belfast.

Gender gap threatens UK’s job prospects in IT

A continuing decline in the number of women entering the IT profession is threatening the UK’s ability to meet the forecast need for 129,000 entrants a year to IT and telecoms specialist roles, according to the Women in IT Scorecard.

HP awarded InterContinental Hotels Group contract

Multinational IT company Hewlett Packard (HP) has signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for the provision of HP business process services (BPS) to IHG’s 24,000 employees in Asia, Europe and North America.

More than 2,600 jobs go as Morrisons culls managers

Morrisons has announced 2,600 redundancies in a cull of managers as the supermarket chain consults its 126,000 employees about simpler lines of responsibility in stores across the UK.

East Anglian offshore wind farm to generate almost 2,900 jobs

The East Anglia One offshore wind farm that is expected to support almost 2,900 UK jobs and bring more than £520m of investment into the UK economy has been given consent from the government to go ahead.

Treasury minister criticised over Lords’ report on IR35

A Treasury minister has come under fire in the House of Lords for refusing to give evidence to a select committee report on personal service companies and the IR35 legislation against tax avoidance.