Do Foreign Workers Earn More Than UK Residents?
34 per cent of migrants in the UK have a post-school qualification, compared to about 29 per cent of local workers Migrants are better qualified and holding down better-paid jobs than people born in the UK, according to a major international study published yesterday. Figures show that 34 per cent of migrants in the UK [...]
Click here to continue readingUnemployment Fears as Recovery Slows
British recruiters filled permanent vacancies at the slowest pace in almost two years in June, a survey showed on Wednesday, adding to worries about the strength of the economic recovery. Research for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and accountants KPMG showed private sector job creation slowed at a time when the government is ramping [...]
Click here to continue readingJob Losses Cost UK Employers £13bn Over Three Years
Businesses shed 470,000 jobs in the year to March Redundant workers received an average £9,362 in 2010 Cost of throwing workers on the dole has cost employers £13bn in severance payouts over past three years Employers have paid out £13.4bn in redundancy payments over the past three years as they have slashed jobs as a [...]
Click here to continue reading20,000 Students Without a Job After Leaving University
Almost one-in-10 students failed to find a job after leaving university last year amid a continuing squeeze on graduate positions, figures show. Some 20,000 former students were unemployed six months after finishing courses – 50 per cent up on the jobless rate before the recession. Official data shows that students taking media and computing degrees [...]
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