Cautious hiring trends are expected to carry over into the New Year as UK employers closely monitor the nation’s economic recovery, according to CareerBuilder’s 2011 Job Forecast. While the majority of UK employers (73 per cent) described their organisation’s financial performance as steady or growing, 28 per cent reported it is declining or uncertain. Thirty-nine [...]

In a worrying development for equal employment opportunities across the globe, new research commissioned by flexible workspace solutions provider Regus (http://www.regus.com/) reveals that only 31 percent of Canadian firms declare they plan to hire more working mothers as compared to 41 percent a year ago. Globally, 36 percent of companies plan to hire working mothers [...]

According to a recent report by an organization called the Associated General Contractors, Illinois saw a larger increase in new construction jobs than any other state for the month of August. The AGC also reported that the number of states with annual growth of new construction jobs increased from six to ten in the month [...]