Questor share tips: Hill & Smith weathers the downturnTelegraph.co.ukMidlands-based industrial group Hill & Smith has weathered the downturn pretty well – and its focus on cash management has put it in a strong position. Last's year's results, released yesterday, came in ahead of expectations. ...Hill & Smith profits lifted by road spen […]
Fresh fears of a "jobless recovery" resurfaced today as a labour market survey forecast slim recruitment intentions for the second quarter of the year. The Manpower Employment Outlook survey, based on 2,100 employers, show […]
Vodafone is set to announce up to 500 job cuts, including back-office positions, at its headquarters in Newbury. As part of a £1bn cost-cutting programme, announced last year, Vodafone will reduce the number of people work […]
The long-term unemployed are to receive home visits from Jobcentre advisers to help them find work. Under government plans to reduce the numbers receiving jobseeker's allowance, work and pensions minister Helen Goodman is […]
British Airways (BA) is thought to have rejected proposals from the union Unite aimed at preventing a strike by cabin crew. Unite is said to have offered a two-year pay freeze and accepted the recruitment of new cabin crew […]
Royal Mail has reached an agreement with the postal union, ending the threat of further strikes. The postal service and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) reached the deal in the long-running row about pay and working p […]
Kraft Foods is to be investigated by UK regulators into whether it misled Cadbury's employees during its takeover bid. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers is looking into statements made by Kraft executives about the future […]
The HR jobs market has continued to show strong growth as the number of vacancies advertised online increased by 14% in the past month. The Monster Employment Index found the number of HR jobs advertised online rose by 14% […]
Graduate employers should be given tax breaks to encourage them to hire more young workers, the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has said. Launching its manifesto Talent, Opportunity, Prosperity, the associa […]
Union leaders have hit back at government claims that today's public sector strike was not well supported, insisting there was "widespread disruption" as 200,000 staff staged a walk-out in a dispute over redundancy terms. […]