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More jobs at risk next year

7:00am Saturday 13th December 2008

JUST when you thought it couldn’t get worse, several studies reveal bleak times ahead for the service, retail, distribution and construction industries.

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Plumbers and electricians 'happiest in their work'

7:00am Saturday 6th December 2008

Plumbers and electricians are most likely to find their jobs stimulating, while human resources staff are likely to be the unhappiest workers, according to a new study.

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Workers 'tired of emails'

7:00am Saturday 6th December 2008

WORKERS are becoming tired of receiving and writing so many emails and are increasingly favouring face-to-face communication, according to a new report.

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More cash to take apprentices

7:00am Saturday 6th December 2008

EMPLOYERS are to be offered more money to take on apprentices under moves to increase the number of trainees to fill skills gaps.

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TUC calls for £6.10 minimum wage

7:00am Saturday 6th December 2008

THE minimum wage should increase to £6.10 an hour next year and to £6.50 in 2010 and the age for being paid the statutory adult rate should be lowered, the TUC says.

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Manufacturing jobs hard hit

7:00am Saturday 6th December 2008

MANUFACTURING is heading for a recession as serious as the one which decimated the industry a decade ago after new research revealed that the outlook had taken a “significant” turn for the worse, a gloomy new report warns.

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Four out of five fear for jobs

7:00am Saturday 29th November 2008

FOUR out of five workers fear they will lose their jobs as recession looms, while most struggle on their current salary, according to new research.

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Gloomy outlook on jobs

7:00am Saturday 15th November 2008

Job creation is at a "virtual standstill" as employers become increasingly gloomy about prospects for the economy in the wake of the worsening downturn, while smaller firms are cutting staff for the first time in 18 months, new research has revealed.

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