The number of people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance in Leicester and Leicestershire has fallen by 254 to 23,449, figures revealed today. The claimant count dropped by 226 to 10,386 in the county, while it fell by 28 to 23,063 in the city between March and April. Business leaders will see the figures as evidence that the county’s economy [...]
The Midlands region was by far the strongest in terms of online job growth, while London was in negative territory for the first time since December 2009, reveals the Monster Employment Index (MEI) UK. The Midlands saw online opportunities up 15% year-on-year, with North England seeing 2% growth and East Anglia 1%, with the UK [...]
Many businesses across Leicestershire are seeing an upturn in their fortunes and hundreds are planning to recruit more staff, according to a new study. About 1,000 firms took part in a survey carried out by Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) in February and March. A third of respondents said their profits had increased over [...]
Triumph Motorcycles is creating 40 engineering jobs to help it develop new models. The legendary company plans to increase the number of engineers at its Hinckley design centre by a fifth to 240. The company wants to expand its range of 22 bikes, which includes the classic Speed Triple and the Tiger 800 adventure bike. [...]
UK Salaries are on the up While Job Opportunities Reach Two Year High Reports reed.co.uk Job opportunities across the country rose more sharply in February than in January, up 17 Index points month-on-month, while salaries are back to the level of 23 months ago. The report, which examines trends from over 8,000 UK recruiters, gives [...]
The REC’s February JobsOutlook shows the temp to perm score rising two points in January to its highest level yet. This underlines the crucial stepping role that temporary placements can provide for workers. The ability to take staff on tried and tested staff is also one of the many benefits the agency work provides for [...]
Jobs market defies expectations with stronger start to 2012 than anticipatedThe number of job vacancies advertised so far this year suggests that the job market is bouncing back, says Adecco, one of the UK’s leading recruiters. Falling numbers of vacancies in the second half of 2011 suggested that growth would be slow going into the [...]
Employer confidence held up last month despite continuing economic uncertainty, according to February’s ‘JobsOutlook’ report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). The survey also revealed that the short-term outlook for agency staff is now stronger than a year ago, reinforcing that the Agency Workers Regulations have not dampened employers’ plans for building flexibility into [...]
There has been a rise in the number of people being placed into permanent jobs in the UK, according to the latest industry survey. The new Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs shows that there was a modest rise in permanent staff appointments for the first time in four months during January. It [...]
New jobs in January were 9% higher than the previous year, despite decline in demand in a number of sectors from banking to energy, reports the Reed Job Index. At 123, the index remains above the 100 level set as a baseline in December 2009 and 9% higher than the January 2011 figure of 113. [...]
