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Engineering Job Market News – November 2015
over 8 years ago by Mike KellyThe Report on Jobs survey by Markit; for November reported that across all employment sectors the number of candidates placed in Permanent positions was at its strongest rate in seven months. The rate of growth was marked, having accelerated to the sharpest since April. Demand for Permanent Engineers continues to weaken Unfortunately the demand across the whole of the e...
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Hiring to be scaled back in the Manufacturing Sector!
over 8 years ago byThe latest quarterly survey from the EEF manufacturers’ association has reported that, for the first time since the start of 2010, more respondents replied “NO” than “YES” when asked whether they planned to hire and invest more in the next 12 months. The survey did not ask whether they planned to cut jobs or investment. Lee Hopley, the EEF’s chief economist, said the ...
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Tunnel Vision
over 8 years ago by Mike KellyAn interim report on the feasibility of a proposed Trans-Pennine Road Tunnel under the Peak District describes the proposal as being the “the most ambitious road scheme in the UK since the construction of the first motorway fifty years ago”. In its report Highways England has concluded there is a “clear strategic case for the scheme”, The interim report estimates that ...
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