Recruitment falls sharply as downturn intensifies

Job prospects have reached a record low, with recruitment falling sharply and redundancies set to increase, according to the latest CIPD/KPMG survey.

This quarter’s Labour Market Outlook survey of 1,221 UK employers shows that employment prospects have reached by far their weakest level since the survey began in 2004.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School