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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe Managing Director of Reed, Martin Warnes, said yesterday that \”Traditionally, the UK job market is quiet in August. Against this background, the fact that the Reed Job Index has held steady over the holiday season, even though public-sector jobs continue to decline, is quietly encouraging news for the economy as a whole. While the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
The new Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Government has been making every effort to cut back on expensive IT development projects in an effort to slash spending and curb the deficit. However, it is also expected to offer new large scale projects to top suppliers in the future as it looks to drive its change […]
20% of International Students remain in the UK after their initial visa has expired, according to a new Home Office report titled “A Migrant’s Journey” which has been published today. Out of the 186,000 students who arrived in the United Kingdom in 2004 almost 40,000 remained in Britain by 2009 with the Home Office saying […]
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme the Chief Executive of Hays, Alistair Cox, said that \”At the moment most of the demand for jobs is simply organisations replacing employees who\’ve left. So it\’s really about job churn at the moment. Candidates are confident enough to change jobs, but we\’re not seeing new jobs being created […]
A spokesperson for the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said \”Migration levels are a good indicator of economic virility and the high number of expats living in the UK shows how strong the economy is. The finding that expats are considering leaving the UK suggests that the prospects for gross domestic product and labour market growth […]
The Head of Customer Propositions at HSBC, Lisa Woods, said that “It’s clear that the impact of the economic downturn has had a significant effect on expats based in the UK. As many expats based in the UK are young professionals, this trend could lead to talented workers looking to other countries for higher salaries […]
BMA member Brian Keighley said that “I hope the numbers from the EEA are adequately assessed for language abilities even though the GMC is currently precluded from doing this. Having said that, if there are existing gaps in the labour market we are grateful that doctors can come here to ensure consistent patient services.” Unlike […]
Under the Private Finance Initiative private companies paid for and built new hospitals with the National Health Service then paying off a ‘mortgage’ over the course of 30 to 40 years. In total 103 PFI schemes were set up with a total project value of £11.3 Billion (figures relate to the time at which the […]
Dr Nicola Brathwaite, from the BSACI, said “There are guidelines and care pathways which have been developed and are of great value, but the requirement to delivering these is more allergy specialists. Allergists can enhance services directly but also act as a multiplier by supporting, educating and interacting with doctors and nurses in primary and […]
The announcement of job losses at Standard Life follows the Royal Bank of Scotland’s announcement that it will make further cuts into its Contract and Permanent workforce with plans to shed a further 3,500 jobs in the United Kingdom. The next stage of the ‘efficiency drive’ at RBS follows the axing of 9,000 jobs at […]