Most British Businesses Plan to Hire Workers

A survey of 2,000 companies across the United Kingdom found that 56% are planning to hire new workers during the first quarter of 2021. Education, finance and insurance, healthcare and information technology were the business sectors with the strongest intentions to hire more workers, according to the survey. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) recently stated that unemployment may be near its peak in the UK. Although the unemployment rate has increased since the start of the pandemic, it currently stands at only 5 percent. To read more, click here!