Crown Paints expects profits to bounce back after ‘dismal performance’ January 11, 2024 Crown Paints has said high raw material prices contributed to its "dismal performance" which also forced it to cut jobs.
Junkyard Golf Club continues to create jobs despite cost-of-living crisis January 10, 2024 Junkyard Golf Club continues to expand and create jobs despite rise in costs.
Job hunters still set for pay hikes despite ‘looser’ job market: new data January 8, 2024 According to KPMG and REC’s UK report on jobs, the pool of labour continued to "rise sharply" in December thanks to muted hiring activity and increasing redundancies.
Recruiter Robert Walters to update investors after bumpy 2023 January 7, 2024 Recruiter Robert Walters will update investors this week on its performance over the fourth quarter, with investors hoping the firm can turn a corner after a bumpy 2023.
Inflation easing – but wage growth still a threat, Bank of England panel warns January 4, 2024 The figures suggest that the surprisingly fast progress on bringing inflation down to the two per cent target still has further to run.
‘Something needs to change’: Firms to tackle productivity growth problems with AI investment December 28, 2023 The UK has suffered from more or less stagnant productivity growth since the financial crisis.
Government rows back on £38k family visa earning threshold hike December 22, 2023 Ministers have rowed back on plans to hike the earning threshold Brit need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK to £38,700.
Wage growth expected to continue in 2024 as employees hold all the cards December 20, 2023 Looking ahead into next year, Sheila Attwood, XpertHR senior content manager, data and HR insights, said wage growth would ease - but only slightly.
‘Further evidence’ needed to show wage growth is falling, Bank’s Broadbent warns December 18, 2023 The Bank of England needs "further evidence" that wage growth was decisively cooling before cutting interest rates, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said today.
Skills shortages? London continues to see fewest apprenticeship starts per 1,000 December 18, 2023 London has continued to see the fewest apprenticeship starts by population of any region in the UK, amid warnings of a “recruitment crisis” facing the city.