Almost two thirds of UK employers plan to hire in second quarter
The number of private and public sector firms planning redundancies has fallen, finds CIPD.
By New Statesman Published 14 May 2012
Some good news for job seekers in the UK – most firms plan to hire in Q2. Photograph: Getty Images.
In an online study of 1,006 senior human resource (HR) professionals in the UK – conducted by YouGov for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) – almost two thirds (65 per cent) of them plan to hire employees in the second quarter of 2012.
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But will they hire BRITISH people?