Healthy Demand for Temporary and Contract Workers

THE jobs market may still be tight, but there is healthy demand for temporary and contract workers, according to the Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment ­Confederation and accountants KPMG. For some, this is the ideal way to discover new opportunities; for others it allows more flexibility. New ... Continue Reading

Sahaviriya Steel to hire 1,000 workers for Redcar plant

Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI), the Thai firm that bought the former Redcar steel plant, will this week lift the mood around the UK job market with the recruitment of 1,000 posts. However, as many as 10,000 people are expected to apply for 1,000 posts at the former Corus steel plant. The ... Continue Reading

UK workers want to live abroad, survey finds

Nearly three quarters of corporate professionals want to work abroad, with 30pc actively looking for a new job, a survey has found. As winter weather sets in across Britain – with northern areas already covered in a blanket of snow – some 70pc of UK executives say they are considering moving ... Continue Reading

UK faces ‘brain drain’ as talented foreign workers return home

Britain faces a “brain drain” of talented professionals after it emerged a fifth of expats based in the country are considering returning home, research has revealed. Rising inflation and poor job prospects have caused a further 67pc of expats in Britain to believe the economy has deteriorated over ... Continue Reading

Young workers distrust bosses

Employers have been warned they face a mass exodus of young workers as soon as the jobs market picks up after research revealed a third claimed they distrust their senior management. Guy Emmerson, associate director of Badenoch & Clark, said: “As recruitment activity levels pick up, employers need ... Continue Reading

Office workers stop working, start online shopping on Wednesday at 4pm

Bored office workers are most likely to set aside their tasks and indulge in a spot of online retail therapy at 4pm on a Wednesday. Traffic to internet shopping sites is 75 per cent higher at 4pm on the middle day of the working week than at the quietist times, a ... Continue Reading

Public sector workers can hack it in private sector

Public sector workers have been told they lack the ‘cut and thrust’ attitude demanded by City firms. Photo: REUTERS A recent survey suggested that public sector staff looking for new roles will be shunned by private sector companies because they lack a “cut and thrust” attitude. I wholeheartedly disagree. It doesn’t help, ... Continue Reading

Sick days decline because workers fear of job cuts during recession

Employees took on average 6.4 days sick last year, costing the economy £17bn, the latest CBI/ Pfizer health survey, out today, shows. This is the lowest amount of sick leave recorded since the survey began in 1987, when the average was 8.2 days. Workplace health specialists said staff were scared about ... Continue Reading