Total carnage...

[Beach Hut]

So its hardly going to get the economy growing again.

Exactly the point as if people are made redundant then jobs paying less they will strugle to get a mortgage or credit.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

The bright blue jackets are aweful

I got fed up with all the comments about being a Pontins rep or why wasn't I chasing the shoplifters.

 

[coventrygull]

Exactly the point as if people are made redundant then jobs paying less they will strugle to get a mortgage or credit.

So we are f***ed. I thought so. I think 2009 could be very grim

 

[defrocked priest]

I had to fire a few people today, it was hard to do, but I assured them they'd be called back when this global crisis is back page news.

 

[beorhthelm]

Nearly all the jobs created will be part time between 3 and 25 hours a week.

as were many of those Woolies jobs. alot of the reported large scale job losses are part time, contractors, natural wastage (retire, leave to have children, career move) and unfilled positions. My company lost 80 of its head count last year as part of restructuring, looking at possible further cuts... but an IT audit of number of PCs in use increased over the year and we've just taken on about 30 new "consultants" for a project. headlines dont tell half the story.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

as were many of those Woolies jobs. alot of the reported large scale job losses are part time, contractors, natural wastage (retire, leave to have children, career move) and unfilled positions. My company lost 80 of its head count last year as part of restructuring, looking at possible further cuts... but an IT audit of number of PCs in use increased over the year and we've just taken on about 30 new "consultants" for a project. headlines dont tell half the story.

Interesting point. On Radio 5 a few weeks ago someone was saying that there are still half a million unfilled job vacancies in the UK.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Saw that myself - shocking. The power to possibly enforce redundancies in another industry, thus dampening the effect of the recession on themselves.

The supermarkets play that game all along. I read examples of how one particular shop wanted to do a buy two get one free promotion and the farmer was forced to supply the free one.

That ain't free market capitalism by any definition.

Tesco have pretty much killed off farming in this country. Now they want builders.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Interesting point. On Radio 5 a few weeks ago someone was saying that there are still half a million unfilled job vacancies in the UK.

These vacancies are unfilled because of the huge number of Poles , Lithuanians , Latvians and Estonians who have recently returned home. I would say that 95% of these vacancies are for mainly unskilled labour and pay national minimum wage which people on benefits are not prepared to take as their standard of living would drop.