CV-Library Founders Unveiled as Two of the UK’s Hottest Entrepreneurs

"Co-founders Lee Biggins and Brian Wakem are among the UK’s most talented and innovative young entrepreneurs as they are recognised in the Young Guns Class of 2012. Now in its tenth year, Young Guns uncovers 30 high potential companies and bright young entrepreneurial founders destined for success. All entrants must be aged 35 or under, the founder or co-founder of a privately-owned business and running a company with a turnover in excess of £1m. CV-Library has also recently been named as a finalist for Best Generalist Job Board at the NORAs 2012 and nominated for Best Business Award and Online Excellence at the Inspire Business Awards. For more information on Young Gun’s, this year’s winners and the alumni, visit: www.growingbusiness.co.uk/youngguns"

Strengthening labour market polarised by growing tail of long-term unemployed

"Commenting on the ONS Labour Market statistics released today, Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), comments: 'A quarterly rise of more than 150,000 employees offers the strongest evidence for some time that the jobs market might be gathering genuine momentum, with growth now being driven by firms rather than the self-employed. Almost every economic indicator is tentatively improving; with redundancies falling, vacancies rising and increases in basic pay edging to a level close to the current rate of inflation. However, with around a third of this increase in employment being taken up with temporary work, the figures also highlight the uncertainty still felt by many employers.'"