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Ferry company SeaFrance to shed 127 Dover jobs

Ferry firm SeaFrance is to shed 127 jobs in Dover after it was liquidated by a French court and told to cease activity.  The Tribunal de Commerce decided SeaFrance's future after a bailout by the French government was ruled illegal by the European Commission.  Read more...

US economy creates 200,000 jobs in December

The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, marking the sixth month in a row of gains, official figures show.  The rise was much more than expected.  Analysts had forecast an increase of about 150,000 jobs.  Read more...

European Online Recruitment Registers Annual Growth of 11%, According to the Monster Employment Index

The Monster Employment Index Europe demonstrates a year-over-year growth of 11 percent in December, the slowest rate of growth seen in the Index since mid- 2010.  Read more...

Employment figures could drop by 120,000 this year, CIPD's chief economic adviser predicts

The CIPD has forecast the number of people in work in the UK will fall by 120,000 in 2012 despite a continued ‘productivity pause’ and further real pay squeeze, with unemployment rising to 2.85 million.  Read more...

2011 data highlights 17% year-on-year increase in job opportunities

Job opportunities were 17% higher in December 2011 compared with the same period in 2010, and were more than one-fifth higher than in December 2009, according to figures published today, read more...

Communication key to motivation during subdued pay awards

Employers need to review staff communications about the economic pressures on pay in order to keep them motivated when awards are constrained, read more...

Workers doing TWO BILLION hours of unpaid overtime a year... costing UK 1 million jobs

Research showed the extra labour was worth £29.2 billion to the UK economy, with workers in London and the South East doing the most unpaid work. Read more...

Agency Workers Regulations not hitting use of temporary staff

Figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) appear to refute claims that employers will lay off large numbers of temporary workers this week to get around the requirements of the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).   Read more...