Unemployment rises for the first time in two years
Unemployment has risen for the first time in two years and across age groups, according to official data from government. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, published this morning, revealed unemployment in the quarter March to May totalled 1.85m, up 15,000 from the previous quarter. But the data also reveals
Read MoreOsborne’s Budget – what it means for you!
A new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour, an apprenticeship levy for large employers and a youth obligation to ‘earn or learn’, were among the measures affecting the world of jobs and employment, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in today’s summer Budget. Addressing Parliament earlier this afternoon, Osborne revealed
Read MoreLife as a temp is just the job!
Here at Linda Taylors, we love to read recruitment industry news and keep up to date with all goings on but were over the moon to read a “Letter of the Week” in the Daily Mail recently from a lady in London who wrote in to share her experience as working
Read MoreThe age of job contentment….
New research from reed.co.uk reveals the average age workers experience career contentment is 32. It seems there’s truth in the saying life begins at 30, as more people are likely to find fulfilment at work, as well as in their relationships*, in this decade. Three is the magic number for
Read MoreHighest employment rate in UK since records began in 1971
The UK’s employment rate has reached its highest point since comparable records began in 1971, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics figures for the quarter January to March 2015, published today, reveal the proportion of people aged 16 to 64 in work was 73.5%, with the number
Read MorePost election jobs bounce. Experts see 19% hike in new jobs
Post-election jobs bounce: Recruitment experts see 19% hike in number of new jobs By reed.co.ukMay 20, 2015 New figures reveal a post-election bounce in the availability of new jobs, according to reed.co.uk. 51,534 jobs were added to reed.co.uk last week, indicating a renewed confidence to hire by British businesses. Last
Read MoreInteresting and thought provoking interview questions.
How character questions could be the key to your next hire / job By reed.co.ukApril 30, 2015 If you have a lot of experience in conducting interviews/ attending interviews, you probably know your go-to interview questions inside-out. It might be that you’ve figured out the best ways to cover the
Read MoreGreat Manchester Run 2015
[Kate (centre) with friends Rebekah & Lindsay]. Well done to Kate for completing the Manchester 10k Run on Sunday the 10th May. It’s always a great day for both serious runners and Charity competitors and good to see such diverse age groups taking part. This year some 40,000 runners took
Read MoreIntroducing – our new Website
We are delighted to launch our new website. We loved the old one, but as with many things that were developed several years ago, it was beginning to look a little dated. So, we’re up and running but do bear with us, we’re still in the development stage and fixing
Read MoreWhat our customers say
“I have been employing temporary admin staff from Linda Taylors for several years. The staff understand the type of administration work that we undertake here and the calibre of staff we require. They respond quickly to enquiries and supply the relevant information on which I can then base informed choices
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