New figures that have shown the UK’s employment outlook to be at its bleakest for three years could potentially mean an increase in employment opportunities becoming available for umbrella company contractors. The figures from the new report by national recruitment and staffing specialists, Manpower, have shown that hundreds of thousands of new jobs are still waiting to be filled throughout the UK – but brand new positions are unlikely to be created in any significant amount in the imminent future. Eight in 10 employers - in the survey of more than 2,100 firms - said they had no intention of hiring new staff in the next quarter.The opportunities for umbrella company contractors lie in the reluctance of many companies to take on permanent employees while the economy and staffing outlook remains in flux. Managing director of Manpower in the UK, Mark Cahill, said that the 2012 job market in Britain remains in a very precarious position and that the weakened economy is contributing to its ongoing uncertainty. “Employers have now adopted a wait-and-see approach to hiring,” Cahill explained. “They are cautious about the economy and the fear of a Euro-wide contagion is weighing heavily on their minds.”
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