Long hours, market uncertainty, fear of redundancy and ongoing hounding by the popular press, seem to have taken their toll on finance professionals¹ psyche. A recent poll from eFinancialCareers* reveals that nearly 7 in ten (68{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) finance professionals don¹t love their job. However, when asked what would become of...

The latest figures, which have been released by the government, have shown that there has been a drop in the rate of unemployment in the South West of England when compared to the rest of the UK.  The employment rate for the UK is 8.4 per cent however in...

The Recruitment Industry Fantasy League is back, and this year it is bigger and better with over a £1,000 worth of prizes to giveaway. Interest has already started flooding in as the long running recruitment industry’s fantasy league makes a comeback for 2012/13. This year the game is bigger...

Work-related stress is the most common reason that leads employers to seek occupational health advice, an analysis of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics by Legal & General has shown. An analysis of reasons for calling the government’s pilot Occupational Health Advice Lines found that stress, followed by...

With the world’s biggest sporting event on our doorstep, research by Monster.co.uk has found that over two in five (43 per cent) of UK employees surveyed will be watching the sporting action at work. Brits are also clocking off early with 34 per cent of respondents hoping to dash off to...

According to an influential survey, Europe’s manufacturing and service provider sectors both shrank in July, the 11th consecutive month of contraction. The July Markit purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 46.5 in July from 46.4 in June.   The services sector on its own managed to rise to 47.9...

The current wave of students has learned from the mistakes of their predecessors, a study by graduate recruitment website Milkround has revealed. A survey of 130 students and graduates found 81 percent of students prioritise paying bills over going out, compared to 73 percent of graduates when they were...

The Monster Employment Index U.S. is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser...

Three quarters (73{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) of employees report that their organisation offers them no form of financial support or advice to help them better understand and manage their finances. That’s according to newly released data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s Summer 2012 Employee Outlook focus, based on a survey of...

This is just one of the fascinating results which SJD Accountancy, the UK’s largest accountancy firm for contractors and freelancers, announced today – following a detailed survey which was carried out in July across its 11,000+ contractor client base. More than 1,000 clients responded to the 30 question survey,...

Recruiters in England have the opportunity to provide young people with access to paid, one-year workplace apprenticeships via a new partnership between the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the social enterprise Walwyn. Under the agreement, whenever an REC Member is unable to place a 16-24 year old candidate...

Two thirds of bosses say that top executives’ pay should be related more closely to overall business performance, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Fewer than one in six felt there was no need for such a change in how pay for...

Bosses nationwide are being urged to open their minds and businesses to apprentices after recent national statistics have shown that employers are beginning to change their attitudes when it comes to hiring apprentices over graduates. The survey, involving 1,000 businesses and commissioned by Skills Solutions, Greater Manchester Chamber of...