Furlough numbers fall as lockdown measures ease
6th May 2021 11:33
(Sharecast News) - The number of workers on furlough has fallen to 4.2m, government data published on Thursday showed.
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22nd Feb 2021 12:50
(Sharecast News) - Glencore: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 350p.
Read moreHays plans special £150m special dividend as Q2 improves
18th Feb 2021 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment agency Hays said it planned to return £150m to shareholders via a special dividend as it reported improved trading conditions through its second quarter.
Read moreHays expects H1 to be 'modestly profitable'
15th Oct 2020 08:05
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment firm Hays said on Thursday that first-half trading was expected to be "modestly profitable" despite a significant impact to group fees as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreGovernment to top up wages of 'viable' jobs when furlough scheme ends
24th Sep 2020 12:01
(Sharecast News) - The government will look to stave off a potential wave of redundancies this autumn by topping up the wages of "viable jobs" when the furlough scheme comes to the end, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday.
Read moreHalf a billion jobs were lost around the world to Covid-19 in Q2
23rd Sep 2020 13:58
(Sharecast News) - The novel coronavirus will exact a much higher toll on job markets around the world than previously feared, according to the global watchdog for labour.
Read moreHays scraps dividend as Covid hits FY profits
27th Aug 2020 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment firm Hays scrapped its final dividend as the coronavirus pandemic hit full-year profits, although it reported a slight pickup as lockdown restrictions were eased.
Read moreHays scraps dividend as Covid hits FY profits
27th Aug 2020 07:45
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment firm Hays scrapped its final dividend as the coronavirus pandemic hit full-year profits, although it reported a slight pickup as lockdown restrictions were eased.
Read moreSurveys point to exceedingly bleak outlook for UK employment
30th Jul 2020 12:38
(Sharecast News) - Business sentiment picked up in the UK during July, a closely-followed survey revealed, but the details continued to point to an exceedingly sombre outlook for employment.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
20th Jul 2020 13:32
(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 3,000.0p.
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30th Jun 2020 14:20
(Sharecast News) - Paragon: Canaccord upgrades to buy with a target price of 454.0p.
Read moreRobert Walters pulls dividend, cuts costs as Covid-19 hits
2nd Apr 2020 11:09
(Sharecast News) - Robert Walters has announced it will not be paying a dividend after it moved to cut costs by as much as 15% following the outbreak of Covid-19.
Read moreHays raises ?200m from cash call; Warns on profit, pulls dividend
2nd Apr 2020 08:20
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment firm Hays said it had raised ?200m from an emergency cash call to combat an expected hit to fee income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2nd Mar 2020 13:33
(Sharecast News) - Burberry Group: Bank of America upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,800p.
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21st Feb 2020 12:59
(Sharecast News) - Workspace Group: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,300p.
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