The unemployment figures... a Bounce back perhaps?
Records are showing UK unemployment figures fall for the first time since the start of the recession. Many are taking this as a positive sign of a potential slow bounce back.
The drop was by 7,000 between September and November to the reach 2.46m unemployed. This is the first fall in almost two years since May 2008. Conversely, average earnings have actually increased by 0.7%
It is very clear in the current economic climate that the job market has changed. More people are willing to take pay cuts just to keep their jobs. They are willing to work fewer hours and possibly work part-time, as well as willing to take a drop in quality of their working environment. Likewise, employers understand the cost implications of letting staff go, the need to re-employ and fill vacancies, re-marketing positions, the interview process and re-training. The attitude to the recruitment market has changed, and any participants playing the current game need to adapt to these new rules.
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