Toyota pushes ahead with 750 job cuts in Britain

Toyota is extending production cuts and pushing ahead with a further 750 reduction in its 4,000 strong UK work force as it attempts to ride out the recall crisis. By Roland Gribben Published: 6:15AM GMT 19 Feb 2010 Workers at Burnaston and the engine plant on Deesside are being invited to ... Continue Reading

So Many Career Choices, so Little Time: How to Make the Right Choice

As economic times change, so do the career choices that are open to us. If you are just setting out and trying to decide upon a career path, making this very permanent choice can be nerve wracking. One of the best ways to decide upon a choice is to establish ... Continue Reading

You Don’t Take Risks, You Don’t Win

Any manager who wants to learn a little bit about taking risks just has to watch a major league football game. Tried and true plays are not what win the game; it is the gutsy moves that take the opposing team by surprise and send the runner down the sidelines ... Continue Reading

Foreign workers filling British jobs

Public sector organisations are hiring migrant workers at a faster rate than their private sector counterparts despite the jobs shake-out research shows. By Roland Gribben Published: 7:49PM GMT 18 Feb 2010 One in five employers have recruited foreign workers over the last three months with almost 25pc of public sector concerns ... Continue Reading

Job Numbers Show Slower Recovery

By Daniel Wagner & Martin Crutsinger, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Layoffs aren’t slowing as fast as some analysts had expected. That was the message Thursday in a government report that the number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week. Jobless claims rose by 31,000 to ... Continue Reading

What Would You Do to Double Your Pay?

According to a new poll, many American workers would be willing to go above and beyond their normal responsibilities at the office… in exchange for double the pay. “Among a representative sample of 1,000 adults, one quarter of respondents said they would be willing to work every day of the year, ... Continue Reading

Unemployment figures mask UK labour market’s grim reality

The good news is that unemployment in Britain fell in the final quarter of 2009. The bad news is that the figures mask a much darker reality. By Amanda Monaghan, Economics Reporter Published: 6:45AM GMT 18 Feb 2010 A growing number of people are settling for part-time work because they are unable ... Continue Reading

UK needs radical policies to help economy create jobs

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” LP Hartley’s line from The Go-Between might well be true for many aspects of human behaviour, except economic. By , Head of Business Published: 6:00AM GMT 18 Feb 2010 Comments | That quote was immortalised in the novel’s 1970 ... Continue Reading

Test to see if the banks are listening

My column on Barclays seems to have touched a raw nerve. Its path back to health has split opinion. By , Head of Business Published: 6:00AM GMT 18 Feb 2010 It’s true that failing to buy ABN Amro and not being allowed to buy Lehman Brothers (until well and truly ... Continue Reading

Trade Commission, Citing Deception, Sues Seven Job Placement Operators

WASHINGTON — After eight months without work, Cathy Willburn spotted a classified ad last June offering a full-time job operating a forklift in a warehouse for $14 to $19 an hour, with benefits. Ms. Willburn, 47, of Grandview, Tex., had done similar work, so she called the toll-free number and was ... Continue Reading

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