Latest UK News
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