It has been reported that full time employees in the UK work longer hours than the EU average. The Office for National Statistics reported the average working hours in the UK to be 42.7 hours compared to 41.6 in the EU. The UK also has…
19 Dec In Employment News Stories
It’s not been a great winter for the UK high street. Despite stores slashing prices in a bid to encourage shoppers to spend, retail sales have fallen by 0.4% in November. The Office for National Statistics reported the figures which showed that although sales of…
15 Dec In Employment News Stories
A BBC survey has revealed that unemployment and job loss is the world’s fastest growing concern. The world service survey (conducted annually and called The World Speaks) covered 11, 000 people in 23 countries. 18% mentioned unemployment as a main concern which is six times…
12 Dec In Employment News Stories
Despite the festive season, sales within the UK retail sector have not been jolly and only grew by 0.7% in November according to the British Retail Consortium. Although shoppers are generally expected to hit the high street and stock up for Christmas, spending is at…
06 Dec In Employment News Stories
It has been reported that the divide between the income of rich and poor people is getting worse in some countries. The OECD reported that the gap was growing in almost all of the world’s leading economies. In the UK inequality of wages is growing…
05 Dec In Employment News Stories
Millions of workers across Britain have been on strike over public sector pensions. Schools, libraries and hospitals across the UK were affected by the strikes with 62% of state schools shut and thousands of hospital operations delayed. The strikes come after the Government announced plans…
30 Nov In Employment News Stories
It has been announced that Public Sector Pay rises will be capped at 1% for the next two years. Chancellor George Osborne delivered the news during his Autumn statement. He also made reference to growth plans and stated that the UK economy is set to…
29 Nov In Employment News Stories
It has been suggested that recent public sector job loss figures are too conservative when compared to the government’s spending cuts. It was originally predicted that 400, 000 public sector jobs would be cut by the government during the next five years however Ernst and…
28 Nov In Employment News Stories
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been talking about innovative plans to help unemployed young people in the UK. With youth unemployment at a high the new youth contract scheme could see employers be given subsidies worth £2, 000 to provide work and training…
25 Nov In Employment News Stories
The Arcadia group, one of the UK’s biggest retailers and a popular employer, could close up to 260 stores across the country during the next three years. The group’s boss Sir Phillip Green announced plans for the move yesterday, after the group has seen…
25 Nov In Employment News Stories