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

Over three-quarters (77%), some 8,680,000, of employees who took a pay cut during the recession, in order to avoid redundancy, have still not had their pay re-instated, according to a report released by recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark. This is despite the UK now being officially out of recession.
Employees…

Government policy regarding employment could come back to cause it problems, something that could also affect recruitment agencies.
The Work Foundation, which aims to improve the quality of working life and the effectiveness of organisations, suggests that the coalition government’s decisions regarding unemployment could haunt it further down the line.…

Recruitment agencies could have played a part in the recent rise in the number of people finding work in the manufacturing sector.
According to Markit Economics, employment in the UK manufacturing sector increased to its highest level in 15 years, with recruitment agencies likely to have placed a number…

Recruitment agencies could come to the rescue of company executives who have little confidence in their staff’s ability to manage the fallout of the recession.
According to research from Egon Zehnder International, a company which specialises in executive headhunting, just five per cent of executives believe their company has…

Recruitment agencies based in seaside towns and cities could be set for a busy summer, with the tourism sector booming.
As people flock to the beaches and cliffs around Great Britain, British industry in such areas is benefitting, with increased visitor numbers translating to increased takings.
With more clients to…

Employee engagement is pivotal to the future of the public sector, it has been suggested.
That is the opinion of Richard Lambert, director-general at the Confederation of British Industry, who said that the public sector must be able to rely on employee engagement in the coming years if it is…