The immediate jobs outlook has turned positive for the first time in more than a year, driven largely by a decrease in redundancy intentions. This is the main finding of the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey...

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Over half of UK public sector organisations (56 percent) will cut staff numbers during the remainder of 2011. In addition, 30 percent of private sector staff are planning redundancies in the same time period.

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A new survey of 1,000 business leaders by the Institute of Directors (IoD) shows that companies are relatively confident despite the weak economic outlook.

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The Hays Career Outlook Survey has revealed that workers are being trapped in career silos because they don't believe they can cross sector or industry boundaries.

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Stress may be on the rise, but private sector employees are still happy and proud to work in the commercial sector according to new research among employers and staff.

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By 2026 the UK is set to increase its international business activity by 66%, which is an increase on the previous quarter estimates and positive news for the overall long term economic outlook.

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The outlook for UK small business looks positive, with 54 percent UK small business increasing this year’s budget from last year.

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The job market in Scotland is in a worse state than in other parts of the UK, according to a new survey released recently by recruitment agency Manpower.

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Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions’ latest biannual SME Trends Index, which questioned 417 business owners and finance directors last October, has shown most respondents enter January 2012 more apprehensive about the future than they were in April 2011.

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Growth will restart in 2012, but high levels of uncertainty around the economic outlook, mainly driven by the situation in the euro area, mean growth will remain subdued, particularly in the first half of this year.

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Following its quarterly meeting in April 2012, the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) – a panel of retail industry commentators that provides authoritative and independent views on issues affecting the sector – is reporting an even bleaker outlook for UK retailers, with the he...

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A new survey has revealed that UK SMEs are planning to increase their levels of staff hiring over the summer.

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While SMEs may be cited as the mainstay of economic recovery in the UK, increasing concern over the country's financial outlook is hampering growth, according to Hays ceo Alistair Cox.

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Marketing budgets have been cut for the third quarter in a row, according to the latest Bellwether report.

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Despite welcome news today that inflation dropped to 3 percent in April, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is warning that employers are continuing to struggle to close the gap between basic salaries and the cost of living.

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Confidence among UK businesses is improving, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from Charterhouse Research.

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UK business confidence has reached its lowest point this year, indicating a bleak second half of 2012 for the UK economy, according to the latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

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Idea -> proof of concept -> funding -> growth -> sale: many successful start-ups follow a pattern. But we all know of companies that started without VC funding - Dell, Microsoft, HP... And there are many arguments against early funding - from giving away equity dearly, to spen...

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More than a fifth of employers are planning to recruit migrant workers in the first quarter of 2011.

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The first quarter of 2012 will be the most difficult quarter for the jobs market since the recession, as the number of private sector firms surveyed planning to make redundancies increases. This is the main finding of the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development...

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