The latest job index from recruiter Reed shows the number of online job postings rose by 9% in Q1 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. This follows the news, reported earlier this week by recruiter.co.uk, that the number of new roles in the UK showed a slight month-on-month decline in February. The ‘Reed Job [...]
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 [...]
An extra £1bn has been made available to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), taking the total amount available to firms looking to create new jobs to £2.4bn. The manufacturing industry is a particular target of the fund, as evidenced by previous awards and resultant job creation, as reported on recruiter.co.uk. As well as providing a boost for [...]
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. [...]
Are qualifications worth the paper they are written on? Not according to research from UK learning design company Infinity Learning. When asked to choose between experience, qualifications or potential (regardless of qualifications or previous work history) four out of five employers thought that a broad range of work experience was most important. Indeed it appeared [...]
A survey from Leadership Management Australasia (LMA) has found worker’s job satisfaction, skills shortages and staff turnover to be three of the biggest issues that will tax business managers in 2012. According to Andrew Henderson, the LMA’s chief executive, these issues may present a significant challenge to some managers since they are more used to [...]
