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Signs of hope for the US jobs market

News 27 August 2009 Brian Amble

There are encouraging signs that the US jobs market is finally picking up as a new survey finds that more than half of employers are planning to hire full-time employees over the next year.

Asian companies well set for the recovery

News 25 August 2009 Brian Amble

Companies whose growth strategies did not depend on heavy borrowing are best set to thrive as the economy recovers, a new report suggests. And many of these are Indian or Chinese.

Expect pay raises to return next year

News 22 July 2009 Nic Paton

Assuming the economic recovery does not get blown off course, most American managers could be looking forward to pay rises and bonuses again next year.

The era of permanent cut-backs?

News 21 July 2009 Nic Paton

Rather than starting to move beyond recessionary cost-cutting, we may be on the brink of an era of permanent cut-backs where companies have to earn the right to grow.

Middle-aged managers most vulnerable to redundancy

News 14 July 2009 Nic Paton

With new research suggesting that it may be 2013 before we start to see any significant upturn in employment, middle-aged managers in their 40s and 50s will remain especially vulnerable to the axe.

Chief executives suddenly more confident

News 10 July 2009 Nic Paton

No one expects the next six months to be easy, but in a sign that the economy may be picking up, confidence among U.S chief executives has improved sharply.

The unacceptable face of the downturn

News 17 June 2009 Derek Torres

From Southern California, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune tells us that job security is taking a hit. No kidding!

Most companies still focused on survival, not recovery

News 16 June 2009 Nic Paton

The number of organisations with their backs to the wall and fighting for survival seems to be on the decrease. But to describe this as an economic recovery is probably still premature.

European managers frozen in recessionary headlights

News 03 June 2009 Nic Paton

Half of managers expect the global economy to recover next year. Yet a lack of foresight by European businesses means they risk being left behind by better-prepared Asia-Pacific economies.

Graduate jobs market worst for a decade

News 27 May 2009 Nic Paton

Final year students and graduates should enjoy their last few weeks of college life while they can. Because finding a job this summer is going to be very, very hard.

Demand for UK managers showing signs of recovery

News 14 May 2009 Nic Paton

The economic picture may still be grim, but British managers can take heart from signs that when it comes to landing a new job, they are in with more of a chance than many of their contemporaries elsewhere.

Jobs' woes unlikely to end anytime soon

News 07 May 2009 Nic Paton

Confidence may gradually be returning but, when it comes to jobs, organizations can still expect to be saying goodbye to many more valued employees over the coming weeks and months.

Could green shoots see companies hiring again?

News 23 April 2009 Nic Paton

Business leaders are becoming cautiously optimistic that the worst of the recession may be behind us – and they may even soon start hiring people again.

The end of the beginning?

News 31 March 2009 Nic Paton

Pinch yourself, it may even be true. Some business leaders, bankers, politicians and members of the public are starting to feel a little more optimistic about the economy.

Sign of the times

News 24 March 2009 Derek Torres

In another sign of the times, I came across this article about debt collectors trying to reach out to clients (isn't that a nice way of putting it?) at their place of business in order to collect on late payments.

No more mr nice guy?

News 04 March 2009 Nic Paton

With fear of redundancy now gripping many workplaces, more and more of us are prepared to put up with unacceptable behaviour from managers. But that still doesn't mean it is the right way to act in the long run.

Are layoffs finally bottoming out?

News 27 February 2009 Nic Paton

Organisations may still be desperate to cut costs, but there are signs that many have now completed their wave of mass layoffs and redundancies - for now at least.

Time to cheer up

News 03 February 2009 Nic Paton

Yes we all know things are bad, but with two thirds of CEOs confident their revenues will increase this year and more than nine out of 10 optimistic about the three-year picture, perhaps we need to stop being so gloomy.

The challenge of enforced idleness

News 20 January 2009 Nic Paton

Firms large and small and on both sides of the Atlantic are looking at shorter working weeks and reduced hours as a desperate alternative to redundancies.

Stop the bad news, we want to get off

News 14 January 2009 Nic Paton

Can it get any grimmer? With Barclays and Bank of America shedding thousands of jobs, U.S unemployment continuing to rise sharply and even local councils now shedding staff, the answer unfortunately is yes.

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