After months of gloom and darkness, finally, some overdue positive employment stats as reported by the BBC. 'More than half of UK employers intend to recruit staff in the next three months, according to new research.' The human resources body, the CIPD, said it was the first positive signs for employment prospects it had seen [...]

Another grim week for unemployment figures (read more here). Even though the vaccine roll-out is in full swing, the effects of COVID-19 and unemployment are here to stay for some time. In this time of need, here is some unemployment advice to help you survive.  Not wishing to brag, but I am undoubtedly a leading [...]

Returning to work is tough, but having your job application rejected on the basis of age is discriminatory and illegal. Still, older workers were hardest-hit by unemployment during the coronavirus lockdown. Bridge of Hope is here to change that and help you get back to work. Recent figures reveal that 371,000 workers over-50 were unemployed [...]

This morning the latest UK Labour Market statistics were published. Those of a squeamish nature. Look away now. ALL-TIME RECORD REDUNDANCIES: Let's start with the big headline story (well in reality just an after thought for British media) the UK generated an all-time record number of redundancies in the last quarter at a staggering 370,000 new redundacies . [...]

Three in ten forced to change jobs because of declining opportunities in their sector and nearly half look for more stable work with finances impacted across the UK. A quarter feel like they are living on the breadline during the pandemic and many say the upcoming festive period is putting an added strain on finances [...]