A third of European firms are planning job cuts, according to a report published by business consultancy BCG and the European Association for People Management (EAPM).
The report shows that 57% of firms are preparing a major redundancy programme for full-time workers, compared with 40% in Russia, 38% in Austria and the Netherlands, 37% in France and Spain, and 32% in Germany.
The pressure to sign potentially dangerous contracts is definitely on the increase, according to recruiters attending an Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) members meeting yesterday.
Tom Hadley
Nina Johnson-Bennett misses the point entirely (recruiter.co.uk, ‘Stansted Airport expansion crucial for jobs’, 16 March) with her
The government should use next week’s Budget to tackle Britain’s jobs crisis, according to Bank of England policy maker David Blanchflower.
Ahead of Chancellor Alistair Darling presentation of his annual budget to parliament on Wednesday, Blanchflower, who steps down from the Monetary Policy Committee at the end of next month, told the Daily Mail: “We need a Budget for jobs.
The UK’s oil & gas fields need a “substantial” tax change to hit targets of increasing oil production by 20% in the next five years.
Industry trade body Oil & Gas UK is calling for a reduction in tax on new fields and additional investment in existing fields, as part of tomorrow’s Budget.
Recruiters are benefiting from early signs of a recovery in the housing market.
Figures from from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) show that the number of homes sold in the UK rose by 40% in March on the previous month.
Leah Clifford, consultant at commercial recruiter Top Type Personnel, told Recruiter that some estate agents were looking to recruit.
Robbie Cowling tops list
Robbie and Cheryl Cowling were among a number of recruiters to appear in The Sunday Times Rich List 2009.
Multi-sector recruiter Thorpe Molloy Recruitment has appointed Debbie Middleton as HR manager.
HR recruiter HR GO has appointed Steve Carter to its board of directors.
Carter is managing director of specialist information systems and support company, Eclipse Group Solutions.
HR GO chairman, Jack Parkinson, says: “This is an exciting occasion for the group. This is the first time we have welcomed an MD from one of our JV companies to the board.”