Job fears as public sector is hit
Employment levels will continue to fall in the coming weeks because of a "sharp" reduction in the public sector, a new report predicted today.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said the reduction will have a disproportionate effect on women as they made up a higher proportion of the public sector workforce.
A study by the CIPD compared employment in Britain with the US, where jobs may increase this year. CIPD public policy adviser Gerwyn Davies said: “With a greater proportion of UK workers employed in the public sector, the jobs market in both countries looks set to drift in opposite directions as...thousands of public sector job cuts are made in the next few years.”