More than half of UK employers planning to recruit staffon February 22, 2021 at 12:58 am

The number of firms planning to make staff redundant in the first quarter of 2021 is also falling.

However, the body for HR professionals cautioned that it could not rule out further private sector redundancies if the government does not extend the furlough scheme to the end of June, or if the British economy were to suffer any further “shocks”.