Unemployment Figures have fallen

Positive figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were released recently showing that UK unemployment has fallen in the three months to December by 14,000 to 2.5 million.

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Optimism for the year ahead

The latest official figures released suggest a renewed optimism for 2013 with the number of unemployed adults in the UK falling.

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Employment on the up

Positive signs emerging from the UK employment market could signal recovery for the UK economy.

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Is STEM the future?

engineering education

Think STEM – “When you ride a bicycle, cook with a microwave oven or listen to music on a portable player, you should think of the creative people who made these technologies happen”

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Unemployment figures have fallen

Encouraging news from the Office For National Statistics in relation to Unemployment figures.

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Banks to lend to Business

The Bank of England and Treasury announced a new stimulus package which is hoped will promote banks lending to small and medium businesses.

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British Manufacturing; the future?

Manufacturing

Why UK buisnesses are seriously considering returning their manufacturing to Great Britain.

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Encouraging growth – ‘we need action to match that rhetoric’

Sir Richard Branson has recently urged the government to consider reducing business rates and easing regulations, which many cite as hampering growth of the UK economy.

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British workers: ‘more flexible, competitive and efficent’…

Vauxhall owned General Motors (GM) has announced that it will be bringing the production of the next generation Astra to Elsmere Port in a controversial move away from German manufacturing. This move will not only saving an existing 2,100 jobs but will create around 700 more in addition.

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Workfare?

Of late there has been much debate over the governments’ workfare initiatives. Whichever side of the line you find yourself on it is an issue people rightly feel strongly about and in many cases vocal.

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