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No new jobs being created, recruitment firm warns

3 Sep 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The UK's largest recruitment company has said that although businesses are replacing employees who h... Read more


Royal Bank of Scotland Plans to Cut 3,500 Jobs

3 Sep 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut an additional 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to redu... Read more


UK economists have cause to be cheerful

31 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

City bigwigs can return from their August holidays at their most optimistic since the pre-credit cru... Read more


UK economy grows at fastest pace in nine years

30 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The UK economy grew at its fastest rate in nine years in the second quarter, helped by the strugglin... Read more


Immigration cap will lead to skills shortages, say employers

27 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Fewer foreigners are actually coming to the UK to work, say opponents of an immigration cap... Read more


CIPD: Shortage of engineers and IT workers

27 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

There is a major shortage of people with skills in engineering and IT, according to the latest labou... Read more


RBS Outlines Plan To Cut 2,000 Insurance Jobs

27 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed details of a mass closure of insurance sites that will see at le... Read more


London is definitely still calling as more Aussies seek work in the City

26 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Going to London to find work at a bank is no longer mission impossible... Read more


KPMG UK: UK Company Demand for Migrant Workers Has Increased in 2010

25 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

KPMG finds that 45% of employers report vacancies that are hard to fill, with 18% saying they are re... Read more


Employers join forces to blow off government's immigration cap

25 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The Law Society claims that legal work will move elsewhere and damage London's competitiveness as a ... Read more


Immigration cap will devastate UK companies, employers fear

23 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Employers' groups are calling on the government to rethink its immigration cap as figures today reve... Read more


Is this the hottest skillset in the City right now?

19 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The most sellable skillset in the City this summer may be knowledge of IFRS 9 accounting rules... Read more


Summer surge in City jobs

19 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The number of new City jobs rose by 7% month-on-month in July, according to the latest Morgan McKinl... Read more


BOE Agents: Private Sector Employment Plans Rise

19 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Private sector employment intentions have risen modestly, but public sector cuts will offset this pl... Read more


London's Financial Job Market Improved in July

19 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The number of new jobs in London's financial-services sector rose in July as hiring conditions impro... Read more


London calling for finance staff

19 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Financial services companies in London are accelerating the recruitment of staff, creating a challen... Read more


Profit margins dip for marketing agencies as recession bites, says survey

18 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Profit margins and productivity have fallen across most types of marketing sectors... Read more


Employment down for the first time in 10 months

17 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Permanent employment in Scotland fell for the first time in 10 months during July... Read more


UK growth forecasts cut despite rise in employment

16 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The Bank of England is cutting its forecasts for UK economic growth... Read more


Unemployment falls but caution reigns

16 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that the number of people unemployed in the U... Read more


Recruitment freeze as only three per cent aim to reinstate IT staff casualties

12 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The demand for more flexible solutions mean IT managed services is becoming a growth area... Read more


Employment rise 'down to foreign workers'

12 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

The largest rise in employment for more than 21 years was mainly down to the influx of foreign worke... Read more


Increase in UK firms planning job cuts

10 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Almost a third (32%) of the country’s employers are intending to reduce their workforce within the n... Read more


Corporate banking recruitment heating up

10 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

With losses around bad loans shrinking in the first half of this year, there's a growing sense of ex... Read more


War for talent resumes as salaries climb

6 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Starting salaries have leapt up to their highest level since the recession began despite the overall... Read more


Job vacancies grow at slowest pace this year

5 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Job vacancies grew at the slowest pace for eight months in July, in a sign that public sector cutbac... Read more


UK recruitment companies are planning to expand abroad despite the uncertain economic outlook

5 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Nearly a third of UK recruitment businesses intend to expand into Europe over the next 12 months... Read more


Mixed picture ahead for hiring in Britain’s banks, says Evans

4 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Despite both HSBC and BNP Paribas reporting rises in profits, the prospect for the UK’s banking sect... Read more


Public sector cutbacks hit IT recruitment but industry continues to grow

3 Aug 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

For the fourth consecutive quarter there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised, with... Read more


This looks like being a very good year for financial IT recruitment

26 Jul 2010 | Posted by Global | Email Global

Anyone wondering whether investment banks' level of IT investment (and recruitment) would continue t... Read more



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