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UK unemployment rate falls to 7.8% over three months to January 2010

The headline unemployment rate has fallen back to 7.8% (PDF format, 324.2K) (external website), according to latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is its first fall in more than 18 months.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 17-03-2010
Budget 2010: Little room for manoeuvre

With less than ten days to go until the 2010 Budget, Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed to Sky News on Sunday that there would be no comprehensive spending review until after the 2010 general election (external website).

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 15-03-2010
Budget 2010 date confirmed as Wednesday 24 March 2010

Gordon Brown has confirmed the date on which Chancellor Alistair Darling will deliver the Budget 2010 as Wednesday 24 March 2010 (external website). This has fuelled media speculation that the 2010 general election will follow a little over six weeks later, on Thursday 6 May 2010.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-03-2010
"No room for complacency" on economic recovery, BCC warns

" The recession may have technically ended, but there is no room for complacency ," (external website) according to British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general David Frost. Frost argues that the Budget 2010 could prove critical in helping the UK avoid a double-dip recession.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2010
Budget 2010 to see tough decisions on public spending "postponed"?

The Budget 2010 will see decisions on public spending cuts "postponed" until after the 2010 general election (external website), according to the Sunday Times.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-03-2010
Public sector spending cuts could scupper jobs market recovery, REC warns

The UK jobs market is showing signs of recovery from the pounding it took during the recession, but post-election public spending cuts could harm its prospects (external website). This according to latest monthly research from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and consultants KPMG...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-03-2010
Blasts from the past: industrial action, "oil crunch" and stagflation in store?

As we approach the end of winter 2010, could we see some of the most testing conditions of the 1970s returning to plague both the economy and UK employers during the coming decade?

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-03-2010
Economic outlook March 2010: Uncertain times for pay, inflation and jobs

The UK economy's recovery from recession is now underway, but the outlook for growth (and for pay, jobs and unemployment) is anything but certain , according to latest analysis from XpertHR salary surveys.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-03-2010
Economic recovery sustained - but double-dip recession risk remains

For now at least, the UK's emergence from recession is ongoing and the economy appears to be gaining in strength - albeit very slowly indeed. Latest revised estimates published today (Friday 26 February 2010) on economic growth show that gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3% in the fourth quarter...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 26-02-2010
Unemployment rate holds firm at 7.8%

Unemployment remains high, yet the headline unemployment rate continues to surprise by refusing to budge from 7.8% (PDF format, 349.1K) (external website) for a third consecutive rolling quarter, latest official data published today reveal.

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 17-02-2010

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