We’ve just received some more encouraging news regarding employment and the economy, reported in the latest CBI study which surveyed almost 500 companies within the UK:

Only seven per cent of firms are operating a recruitment freeze, compared with 61 per cent during the depths of the recession in 2009.

47 per cent of employers are predicting their workforces will be larger in a year and 19 per cent predict they will be smaller, giving a balance of +28 per cent. This rises to +35 per cent in firms with fewer than 250 employees.

The CBI survey shows that jobs are being created across the private sector, led by small and medium-sized companies.

Dr Neil Bentley, CBI Deputy Director-General, said,

“It is encouraging that firms right across the UK are growing their workforces, especially smaller companies.”

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• CMI - Chartered Management Institute

Jenrick Commercial has just been featured on Surrey Radio Station Radio Jackie as a company which has ‘bucked the trend’ within the uncertain economic climate. The complete press release is detailed below, plus you can listen to an extract from the interview by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.

Trevor Lee from Jenrick Commercial explained:

“I am extremely proud of how our company has coped with such difficult market conditions over the last 12 to 18 months.

We’ve been hearing stories of young companies, similar ourselves, unfortunately going out of business almost daily, yet we have not just survived during this period, but we have actively grown and flourished..”

• Please click here to view the full press release.

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