Better job prospects
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says latest survey
The survey shows that the rate of improvement in prospects, which usually occurs in the third quarter of the year, is now more marked than at this time last year.
It says that now 40% of all employers in road transport expect to increase their workforce in the next three months. This is similar to last quarter (41%) and above this time last year (22%). More employers are also forecasting staff increases, rather than staff cuts. Only 6% expect job losses, similar to last quarter (5%) and below third quarter 1983(8%).
The 'balance' between the proportion planning staff increases and those forecasting staff cuts suggests that prospects in the sector are now relatively more encouraging. The 'balance' now stands at +34, a positive figure which shows that more employers plan to increase their staff than plan staff losses. The 'balance' is in line with last quarter (+36) and is more favourable than this time last year (+14).
Prospects in road transport are more favourable than for Britain as a whole. Nationwide, 30% of employers plan to increase their staff, compared with 28% last quarter and at this time last year.
When carrying out the survey, Manpower made personal contact with 958 companies. They included 80 of Britain's top 100 companies. Those contacts were, board directors (86 per cent); general managers (12 per cent); company secretaries (two per cent.
The information was gathered in the five week period to June 8 last. The period under survey was to September 30,1984.