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What job seekers post on their social networking profiles can be both a blessing and a curse for their chances of finding employment, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, comments: “Employers are making concerted efforts to hang onto their top talent

As summer approaches, workers hoping to get fit in time for beach holidays may come up against a major obstacle: their jobs. A new survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk shows that the workplace can wreak havoc on your waistline. According to the survey, more than 2 in 5 workers (41 per cent) admit they have gained weight at their current jobs, with 18 per cent confessing they have gained more than 10 pounds. Only 13 per cent of all workers claim they’ve lost weight since working in their current position

Robert Walters City Job Index - April 2015

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), employment increased by 202,000 in the three months to March driving the employment rate to 73.5%. Average pay including bonuses was also up by 1.9% on an annual basis

Employer investment in flexible benefits would significantly increase the take up of important protection benefits but improved communication is crucial, research* by MetLife Employee Benefits shows

App has received 106,435 downloads since launch

A third (33%) of British workers said they did not take all of their annual leave allowance last year because their workload was too heavy to take the day(s) off. While 13% said they felt they couldn’t take the day(s) off and 4% were worried what their work would think if they took off the day(s)

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The professional hiring market grew by 1% with 8,162 jobs being created between October and December 2014 compared to 8,213 jobs in the period between January and March 2015