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The European industrial production fell by 0.3% in March, figures have shown, raising concerns that the bloc has returned to recession.  One of the leading factors behind the monthly fall was an 8.5% drop in energy production.  On Tuesday, the statistics agency will release its first estimate for eurozone GDP between January and March, with [...]

The EEF employers’ group said that there had been a decline in short-term absence over the past five years.  However, the overall sickness absence rate had flattened off in 2011 and remained unchanged from 2010 at 2.2%.   EEF chief medical adviser Prof Sayeed Khan said a “fresh approach” was needed from the government. The study [...]

Latest reports suggest the eurozone economy is forecast to shrink this year as its debt crisis continues to bite.  The prediction of a 0.3% contraction in 2012 in the economies of the 17 countries that use the euro. European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn said “a recovery is in sight” for the [...]

The latest KPMG.REC report on jobs, which tells us that unemployment is continuing to rise despite a small increase in permanent placements, signals an end to the myth that regulation does not stifle growth. Historically the temping industry has worked well to help employers, never more so than at times of recession. Particularly when consumer [...]

Nearly three in four (72%) UK HR directors are concerned about losing top performers from their companies over the coming year, and in a bid to retain staff, are offering other incentives – other than financial remuneration – such as remote-working, according to a study by OfficeTeam, a leading recruitment agency specialising in administrative staffing. [...]