LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s jobs market remained weak last month in the run-up to finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget on November 26 as employers worried about possible new tax increases, an industry report showed on Monday.
Permanent job placements shrank at the slowest rate since July 2024 but the reading was barely up from October, according to the survey by accountants KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, a trade body.
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The survey’s gauge of temporary hiring slipped below the 50.0 no-change level.
UK jobs market slowed again in November before budget, survey shows
