Statistics

Poor professional advice from third parties or consultants has resulted in one in six (16 per cent) small and micro businesses (the equivalent of around 320,000 enterprises) losing money, according to new research published by Direct Line for Business.

More than one in three (35%) office workers in the UK have admitted to finding their work away days boring, with over a third (37%) confessing they actually dread them, according to new statistics released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF)

As results day beckons for both GCSE and A Level students, research undertaken by QA Apprenticeships, the UK’s leading IT and business apprentice training provider, found that 80% of students know little or nothing about IT and professional apprenticeships

Foreign nurses are a blessing to the UK healthcare system, not a burden, says Steve O’Brien, operations director of Inivo Healthcare Talent. This follows comments by the Head of Addenbrooke Hospital in Cambridge, claiming that recruiting nurses from overseas is ‘distracting, frustrating and expensive’

In the latest survey results released by National Hug Your Boss Day in association with TipTopJob.com, 71% of European workers admit to swearing at their boss. This is in strike contrast to those surveyed in Asia where only 10% admitted to it

Monitoring contractor demand in the Capital

Overall jobs growth set to continue while pay growth edges up but shows little sign of taking off

According to figures released by recruitment software provider, Recruitive, July saw a significant increase in the number job vacancies advertised within the manufacturing industry

Research has discovered that allowing for flexible working can add £8.5bn to the economy

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies