Category Archives: Job Market

Job Market on the Up?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by redspotcoach

A report in the Telegraph today suggests that it is.

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Unusual Well Paid Jobs

Posted on July 16, 2013 by redspotcoach

I remember going to a lecture about regional managers for supermarkets, leisure groups and so on. Two of the things that struck me were that relatively few had degrees, and that salaries could be around the 6 figure mark. Yet … Continue reading →

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Job Insecurity Up

Posted on May 21, 2013 by redspotcoach

British workers are feeling more insecure about their jobs, according to a survey funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Public employees are now more insecure than those in the private … Continue reading →

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“Third of Organisations Consider Redundancy”

Posted on February 19, 2013 by redspotcoach

Despite the recovering jobs market, it still looks shaky. The Aon Hewitt 2013 Salary Increase Survey – Winter Update shows that many organisations expect redundancies . Indeed, that expectation is higher in the UK than anywhere in the EU apart … Continue reading →

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Which Cities Best for Jobs?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by redspotcoach

Hours of fun to be had pwc’s site with their 5th Cities of Opportunity report. At various times I compared London, Berlin, Sao Paulo and San Francisco. As they say, prediction is difficult, especially about the future. So take their … Continue reading →

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Cheap Ways to Create 215,000 Jobs

Posted on July 12, 2012 by redspotcoach

This report from today’s Telegraph chimed with information from the Find it in Sandwell breakfast this morning. Accord, a housing association, let a maintenance contract on terms which included providing both some training places and apprenticeships to local people. This … Continue reading →

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Now it’s Older Workers….

Posted on June 20, 2012 by redspotcoach

“The Policy Exchange think-tank said that older workers are more likely to suffer long-term unemployment than younger ones. To test employers’ attitudes to jobseekers’ age, the researchers sent applications for over 1,200 bar jobs and personal assistant positions, one from … Continue reading →

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Youth Unemployment a Problem Says TUC

Posted on June 19, 2012 by redspotcoach

“The report by the TUC reveals an “enormous” increase in long-term youth unemployment over the past 12 years, with the number of 18 to 24 year-olds out of work for a year or more rising by 874pc, from 6,260 in … Continue reading →

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Co-op to create 3,000 new legal jobs

Posted on May 25, 2012 by redspotcoach

The freeing up of the legal market and the entry of Co-operative Legal Services will generate 3,000 new jobs. These will be mainly for lawyers, but also for support staff including HR and IT. BBC report here. The real question … Continue reading →

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Good News – More Recruitment

Posted on March 28, 2012 by redspotcoach

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest survey has found that employer hiring intentions are at their highest in the UK for 12 months. 62% of those surveyed intended to increase permanent head count over the next 3 months, while 32% … Continue reading →

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