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Skills needed for recession recovery

For economic recovery to continue, UK employees need to hone their skills while employers should invest in more training, according to a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.


The CIPD says that public sector cutbacks mean more job cuts could be on the horizon, despite the UK’s apparent emergence from the recession.


Figures released yesterday (26 January) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK has officially exited its recession as GDP rose by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2009.


Research from the Food Bank for New York City has shown a 93% rise in first-time visitors to emergency food sites – in fact, 1.3 million New Yorkers rely on them.


Global unemployment was 8.8% in October, according to the OECD, up by 0.1% compared to September 2009 and up by 2.3% compared to October 2008.


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