THE UK unemployment rate could hit 11.7 per cent – a level not seen since the 1980s – as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to the OECD. And as more people lose their jobs, t…
THE UK unemployment rate could hit 11.7 per cent - a level not seen since the 1980s - as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to the OECD.
And it isn't just online communications businesses: companies are trying to improve their systems to make it easier for people to work from home, meaning they need IT experts to help them. Gerwyn Davies, senior labour market adviser at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, said: "The number of job opportunities in IT has rebounded very quickly.
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