30.04.2009 - Another Apprentice bites the dustNoorul Choudhury has insisted he is the "life and soul of the party" after getting his marching orders from Sir Alan Sugar on BBC One's The Apprentice.  |
30.04.2009 - Roberts' contribution to recruitment recognised at the Recruiter Awards 2009On a glittering night for the recruitment industry, Marcia Roberts picked up the Individual Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Recruitment at the Recruiter Awards 2009. |
30.04.2009 - ITN signs up 4th Screen for mobile adsITN On has agreed a deal with mobile sales house 4th Screen Advertising to sell and serve display ads around its iPhone app. |
29.04.2009 - John Lewis to revamp online fashion area in major web repositioningJohn Lewis is aiming to become one of the UK’s leading online fashion retailers with an overhaul of its clothing site, part of a strategic repositioning on the web. |
29.04.2009 - McCann Erickson clinches £10m 'in kind' Olympic task.McCann Erickson has won the pitch for the London 2012 marketing assignment that requires the incumbent to sponsor the games by way of "value in kind", worth £10m. |
29.04.2009 - Premier Group rebrands finance recruiters.Following a rebranding exercise, Premier Group-owned finance recruiters ECHM, Nigel Lynn and Morgan McKinley have come together under the name Morgan McKinley. |
28.04.2009 - UK keeps EU working week opt-out.The UK's opt-out from the European Working Time Directive will remain in place after seeing off attempts by the European Parliament to phase it out. |
28.04.2009 - Delighted, shocked...and making its Mark!A director of Leicestershire Business Awards double-winner Mark Group says the firm is delighted and shocked by its success. |
28.04.2009 - Internet TVs could give indies an advantage, says Samsung bossInternet enabled flat-screen TVs could give independent retailers the upper hand over the multiples, providing they are sold and installed correctly, according to Samsung’s vice president of consumer electronics, Andy Griffiths. |
27.04.2009 - Starbucks debuts new rewards for card holdersStarbucks UK & Ireland has launched a new Rewards programme for new or existing Starbucks Card holders. |
27.04.2009 - Bill set to expose gender pay gapMany employers will be made to reveal how much they pay men compared with women, under the Equalities Bill. |
27.04.2009 - Celebrity fashion firm cuts a dash in the stormJumpsuits and playsuits, along with harem trousers and colour block clothes, have propelled profits at ASOS beyond City forecasts. The online fashion retailer once again bucked the economic trend, reporting "buoyant" trading over the past month despite the deepening recession. |
26.04.2009 - Sunday Times Rich List 2009 – AnalysisThe list shows that Britain's 1,000 richest individuals are worth £258.27 billion, compared with nearly £413 billion last year, a 37 per cent fall and the biggest drop in the Rich List's 21-year history. |
25.04.2009 - 'Ill' worker fired over FacebookA Swiss woman has lost her job after her employers spotted she was using the Facebook website when she had claimed to be too ill to use a computer. |
25.04.2009 - Toshiba ends TV production at PlymouthToshiba today told staff at its Ernesettle plant in Plymouth that it is stopping all flat-screen TV production at the site, resulting in the loss of 270 jobs. |
24.04.2009 - UK retail sales pick up in MarchSales in the UK's shops and stores rose in March, after falling sharply in February, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
24.04.2009 - London 2012 pitch narrowed to two marketing groupsThe battle for the London 2012 Olympics marketing assignment, which requires the winner to sponsor the games to the tune of nearly £10 million, is thought to be down to WPP and Publicis Groupe |
24.04.2009 - REC’s response to the Chancellor's Budget in fullWednesday's Budget announcement included a range of measures aimed at boosting the jobs market and covered a number of the issues raised in the REC's submission to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget. |
23.04.2009 - At-a-glance: Budget 2009Chancellor Alistair Darling has delivered his second Budget, amid signs of global recession, massive government debt and a struggling UK economy. |
23.04.2009 - Number of jobless is increasingAnother 7,000 Leicestershire people will lose their jobs by the end of this year, resulting in the longest dole queue for a generation, a business leader warned. |
23.04.2009 - CIPD says Chancellor’s budget no quick fix for rising unemploymentThe Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has commented on today’s budget and accepts the Chancellor had limited room for economy manoeuvre. |
22.04.2009 - A good Budget for jobs? REC responds to the Chancellor’s announcementOn the day that unemployment figures reach 2.1 million, what are the implications of the Budget announcement for the UK labour market and for the recruitment industry? |
20.04.2009 - REC writes to Alistair DarlingChancellor Alistair Darling has been urged by the REC to deliver a ‘confidence-building’ budget to support recruiters and other sectors dealing with the recession |
20.04.2009 - Networking group is class actEast Midlands Development Agency has given its backing to national enterprise network NFEA's new membership programme for individuals working in the enterprise sector |
20.04.2009 - Slow, fragile recovery predictedThe employers' group, the CBI, has predicted that there will be economic growth in spring next year but said any recovery would be "slow and fragile" |