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Online recruitment grows
Online recruitment showed further signs of recovery, with Monster's Employment Index growing by seven points in October. Hiring increased across most sectors spurred by strong growth in education, manufacturing, transportation, hospitality and sales. The highest demand was recorded in Wales,...
Permanent placements rise at fastest rate since 2007
Permanent placement numbers have risen at its fastest pace for two years, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs. The report reveals a third consecutive month of growth in both permanent placements and temp billings during October, marking...
New lone parent rules introduced today
New rules introduced today mean that lone parents with children aged 10 and over will start to get help to look for work rather than stay on benefits. Assuming they are able to work they will move onto the lower paid Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rather than Income Support, where they will have...
Unemployment edges towards 2.5m
The number of people out of work grew by 88,000 to 2.47m in the three months to August, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Unemployment benefit claimant numbers rose in September by 20,800 to 1.63m. David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of...
