Market commentary, news and analysis from recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark

The number of jobs offered by recruitment agencies could increase as a result of legislation introduced to encourage economic growth at new businesses.
Startups have been urged to ensure they take full advantage of a payment 'holiday' scheme that allows them to temporarily forego a percentage of National Insurance…

Employees are likely to have higher levels of trust in their business leaders if they feel they have been properly treated during the recession.
According to research published by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and Management Today, staff at organisations that have seen office closures and involuntary…

Recruitment agencies will be hoping for an upturn in the jobs market as business confidence continues to grow.
The managing director of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has highlighted what the organisation sees as "a return to confidence across the business community" as firms realise new opportunities for growth…

Young adults looking for their first jobs have been advised to expand their horizons beyond graduate recruitment schemes and look at the wider jobs market.
Recruitment agencies can match bright young professionals to a number of attractive positions that require a degree, even if they are not actually graduate schemes.…

Recruitment agencies can be generally optimistic about the direction the new government has taken in its first 100 days in office, although now is the time for Whitehall to push on and take concrete action in the employment market.
That is the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) assessment of…

Those looking for project management jobs who undertake training schemes are more likely to gain, retain and advance in employment.
That is to be inferred from a new survey of the UK workforce published by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), which indicated that training is proportional to…