Brewdog’s CEO James Watt hits back at ‘ridiculous levels of criticism’ following wages change January 15, 2024 The chief executive of Brewdog has hit back at the "ridiculous levels of criticism" his company received following the news that it would no longer be paying staff the ‘real’ living wage.
Kids Planet adds more than 1,500 jobs as childcare giant’s turnover passes £100m January 15, 2024 Kids Planet added over 1,500 employees during a year in which the childcare giant's turnover surged past the £100m mark, it has been revealed.
Sykes Seafood’s sales jump by £100m as headcount grows – but profits narrow January 15, 2024 Turnover jumped by more than £100m at Sykes Seafood during its latest financial year which also saw its headcount spike.
Crown Paints expects profits to bounce back after ‘dismal performance’ January 11, 2024 Crown Paints has said high raw material prices contributed to its "dismal performance" which also forced it to cut jobs.
Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike next week in shadow of Post Office Horizon scandal January 11, 2024 Fujitsu staff contracted to HMRC are set to strike next week, amid building pressure on the IT firm which supplied the faulty Horizon software at the heart of the Post Office scandal.
Junkyard Golf Club continues to create jobs despite cost-of-living crisis January 10, 2024 Junkyard Golf Club continues to expand and create jobs despite rise in costs.
Job hunters still set for pay hikes despite ‘looser’ job market: new data January 8, 2024 According to KPMG and REC’s UK report on jobs, the pool of labour continued to "rise sharply" in December thanks to muted hiring activity and increasing redundancies.
Wage growth expected to continue in 2024 as employees hold all the cards December 20, 2023 Looking ahead into next year, Sheila Attwood, XpertHR senior content manager, data and HR insights, said wage growth would ease - but only slightly.
UK jobs figures bolster case for interest rate hold but ‘experimental’ unemployment data ‘difficult to trust’, analysts say December 12, 2023 The latest UK jobs data has bolstered the case for the Bank of England to hold interest rates on Thursday, according to analysts, as the labour market shows signs of cooling but inflationary pressures still remain.
Interest rates to remain ‘higher for longer’ if ‘experimental’ data turns out to be true November 30, 2023 The figures were published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last month and are based on the earliest indicators from the Transformed Labour Force Survey, which the ONS hopes to roll out next March.