We found a starting point with The Guardian who state that “alongside solid readings from the smaller manufacturing and construction sectors, the report from Britain’s dominant services industry suggested economic growth of between 0.4% and 0.5% in the final three months of 2017, according to the IHS Markit chief economist, Chris Williamson.” The Guardian further reports that “the uncertainty from Brexit prevented the UK from fully enjoying the tailwind from the synchronised global upswing [for economic growth]”, and “the PMI figures give a broadly positive reading on the health of the economy at the end of 2017, there were some signs of underlying weakness. As well as growing at the slowest rate since August 2016, services firms said Brexit-related uncertainty was holding back the willingness of their clients to spend. The rate of employment growth also eased to a nine-month low”. […]
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History and evolution of employment in the UK, as of March 29, 2019
The vast majority, four out of five, of the UK’s workers are employed in service jobs with fewer than one in 10 people work in manufacturing and even fewer in construction. The service sector jobs have grown over time: 20 years ago they made up less than three-quarters of employment with the biggest growth in public administration, education and health. Over the same period, the biggest fall has been in manufacturing, where the share of jobs has halved since the 1990s. The sector now provides employment for just under three million workers. […]
Diversity: The most successful work strategy, today, in companies
The management of a team of professionals is a very sensitive activity and requires proven experience in human resources. A priori is simple, to join and add the added value of a group of professionals to achieve the economic objectives of each exercise. In practice, the reality is complex, but the diversity of its professionals will help solve it. In any case, we live in a globalized economy. […]
The Queensferry Crossing (New Road Bridge Forth Crossing) opens tomorrow August 30, 2017
THE QUEENSFERRY CROSSING (NEW ROAD BRIDGE FORTH CROSSING) OPENS TOMORROW AUGUST 30, 2017.Doka UK has participated in the construction of Queensferry Crossing, as we have been informed in successive articles in Formwork Forum. For this reason, today is a great time to read the following information that has been published by the BBC and we reproduce in its entirety: […]