Umbrella company contractors looking for new contracts in 2015 will be interested to hear that Britain’s biggest businesses are set to lead the way with new job opportunities.
Manpowergroup surveyed over 2,000 UK employers across all sectors and found that the country’s larger sized firms are set to lead a job creation ‘change’ early in 2015.
Overall employment prospects across the UK as a whole now stand at +7%, which is one point higher than the national Outlook at the end of 2014.
Mark Cahill, ManpowerGroup UK Managing Director, said, “2014 was a bumper year for jobseekers, with the highest level of job creation in 40 years.
“2015 will begin with employers in an even more confident position and we are optimistic about job prospects for the rest of the year. The main catalyst is big business hiring: with an Outlook of +21%, more of the UK’s largest employers are planning to take on staff than at any point in the last decade.
“Many big businesses built up large cash reserves in the downturn. Now that confidence is returning they have money to invest in infrastructure and growing their workforces.
“The run up to Christmas has seen some of the UK’s biggest and best-known companies taking on staff in their thousands as they prepare for the seasonal rush. For example, Royal Mail has recruited 19,000 extra workers to deliver the nation’s Christmas gifts.”
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey also revealed that the Utilities sector is the most optimistic of all the sectors.
Mr Cahill added, “Energy companies are investing significantly in the UK, which is set to have a positive effect on the jobs market next year. Britain’s next nuclear power station at Hinkley Point has now received the green light from Brussels, and EDF Energy estimates that the plant could create 25,000 new employment opportunities.”
Simon Dolan is the Sales & Marketing Manager for Contractor Umbrella Ltd, one of the UK’s Most Respected Umbrella Companies and founder member of AllUmbrellaCompaniesAreEqual.
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