Redundancies and scant vacancies weakens jobs market Economics A fall in the number of vacancies and growth in the jobseekers pool due to more redundancies has led to a further decline in the jobs market, a leading survey has indicated. Official data this week showed a jump in the unemployment rate from 4.8 per cent to five per cent in a set of [...]
Profit at Robert Walters wiped out as jobs market misery spreads Business The firm faced pressures across all its main markets, with income falling in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the UK.
Budget tax rises will ‘dampen hiring’ as jobs market remains muted Economics The latest report on jobs from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed that the number of staff appointments in October fell to its lowest level since March.