Compensation & Benefits: Employment trends survey reveals extent of workplace belt tightening

January 9, 2009

The Confederation of British Industry and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash have published a survey revealing the extent of organisational changes employers have made or are considering making to weather the downturn.

Key findings

The survey attracted responses from 704 organisations, together employing nearly three million people.  Findings included:

Comment

Although the flexibility of the UK labour market has allowed many employers successfully to adapt to the downturn, changes to contractual entitlements require careful planning and employee consultation to avoid exposure to claims for unfair dismissal and unfair discrimination.

Resources

Employment trends 2009: Work patterns in the recession

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