New data from CV-Library has found that Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow are the top locations to find a new job this year, showing great promise for local job hunters looking for work in these areas. The data, which analysed the total number of jobs in the UK’s key cities in 2017, compared with 2016, found
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What is the best month of the year to submit a job application?
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The lure and excitement of New Year resolutions has traditionally meant that January sees a spike in new job applications, while it is widely considered that December and the busy holiday season translates into a lull in the job market. To put this to the test, job search platform Joblift has calculated the difference between
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Productivity ahead of Christmas: Today’s the day we check out
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Today (Monday 18 December) is the day 57 per cent of employees admit to officially downing tools as the festive period gets well and truly underway, according to new research by HR analytics company Peakon. A survey of more than 2000 people reveals that, as Christmas creeps ever closer, employees admit to a whole raft
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UK fintech beginning to take market share
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Ogury, the mobile data platform, today released its Mobile Banking Study 2017 – an analysis of over 1,265,000 mobile users active during July – September 2017 in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The study reveals that UK fintechs are increasing their market share amongst mobile banking users, with 8.8 per cent having
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Apprenticeship levy will see company revenues soar
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Survey of hundreds of business leaders reveals employers believe apprenticeship and training schemes will increase workforce productivity and revenues The government’s Apprenticeship Levy will be a boon to business rather than a hindrance to productivity according to a survey of industry leaders. Hundreds of business leaders who took part in the poll said that they
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Salaries soar in the education, catering and retail sectors
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As the year draws to a close, there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the future of the UK economy. That said, the most recent job market data from CV-Library reveals salaries across the UK saw a steady increase of 1.3 per cent last month, when compared with data from October 2017. The
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Is your business missing out on tax exempt bonuses?
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An increasing number of British businesses would like to regularly reward their staff with bonuses but feel limited by budgets, according to new research. However, fewer than one in ten employers are aware of the government allowances that would allow them to make the tax-exempt awards, allowing them to more regularly give small rewards to
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UK SMEs spent 600 hours over the last year preparing for GDPR
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With six months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline of 25 May 2018, new research today reveals the average UK SME has spent over 80 days (600 hours) preparing for the legislation over the past year. Whilst nearly two thirds of UK SMEs are now planning for GDPR (61 per cent),
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USA tops list of global trade targets for UK businesses
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The UK remains a uniquely connected major economy, and the future looks bright for the country’s global trade activity; 39 per cent of UK businesses presently trading internationally plan to increase their volume of trade over the next 12 months, and almost half (44 per cent) expect their revenue from trade to increase within this
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European union sales growth set to outperform US this Black Friday
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Spending growth across the European Union is on track to outstrip the US this Black Friday, according to analysis by Ingenico. Based on its payments data from 2016, spending uplift in the bloc is expected to be in excess of 450 per cent above an average Friday, nearly three times the 162 per cent spend
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