Startup numbers level off as Scottish people go back to employed work
By David Craik
The number of people setting up businesses in Scotland is levelling off as employment recovers.
Tag: Employment
AIM growth market gets its mojo back by injecting 14.7bn into UK economy
Analysis by Grant Thornton has found that the economic contribution of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) directly contributed £14.7bn to the UK economy in 2013.
Political parties must focus on education ahead of the general election
After much speculation, predictions and comment, George Osborne has delivered his last Budget before the May election. But for all the fanfare of ISAs and reducing the deficit, there was a worrying lack of talk around education and youth unemployment. Is there a sustained and long-term plan for the next generation
What to expect in the upcoming 2015 general election
Parliament has officially been dissolved and with only two months to go before the general election, political rhetoric is heating up. In an attempt to establish policy differentiation, all parties have articulated potential legislative change for various sectors.
The Budget 2015: To see a continued recovery, the UK needs a turnaround in productivity
The UK employment rate has been increasing since 2012 and in the last three months to January 2015, it reached a record high of 73.3 per cent. The chancellor was encouraged by the latest release of labour market statistics.
Silicon Roundabout tech developments make UK IT sector a more attractive place to work
The British IT & telecoms sector has become an increasingly attractive place to work in the last three years, according to recruitment firm Randstad Technologies, aided by the rise of UK technology hubs like Silicon Roundabout and a change in the curriculum.
2to3days: Giving talented women the platform to work part-time
When women go on maternity leave their skills are often parked up and under-utilised for months or years on end. Now, 2to3days has emerged and is connecting employers with these new mothers
What SMEs want from the next government
By Ian Baxter
Ian Baxter, former finance lawyer and current founder of Baxter Freight, outlines his ten requests for whoever wins the general election in May.
Waitrose to create 2,000 British jobs across the UK in 2015
Waitrose is the latest British business to promise a large scale recruitment drive this year, with plans to create 2,000 new jobs nationwide in 2015.
British government challenged to fix uneven spread of creative jobs in the UK
A geographical report from Nesta has found the UK’s creative industries are distributed unevenly across the country, with 43 per cent of creative economy jobs in London and the south-east.