[London, 8th Reuters]-According to a monthly survey published by the British Employment and Recruitment Association (REC) on the 8th, the growth of new hiring demand for UK companies was the lowest in September for about eight years. The UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) has begun to see a shadow of the strong labor market.
The related index fell from 52.6 in August to 52.8, the lowest since January 2012.
REC CEO Neil Carvery pointed out, “Companies have a positive view of their outlook, but many companies have postponed their business due to uncertainty about the outlook and have decided not to hire.” did.
In the survey, the increase in the starting salary for regular employees was only modest recovery. August was the lowest growth in 32 months.