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Availability of Permanent Candidates Falls at Sharpest Rate since November 1997

A recently published report has found that the number of permanent placements and temporary staff being hired is continuing to rise despite the sharp decline of available candidates – the steepest decline in 16 and a half years! However, a strong rise has been seen in both permanent and temp salaries. The rate of growth

Is Cleverer Recruitment the Key to Reducing Staff Turnover Rates?

So, how to reduce staff turnover? All managers and lead runners in a company know that it’s not the company that makes the people, but the people that make the company; but how can you tell which applicant that is promising to be hard working, committed and experienced will deliver? Which applicant will help the

Sloppy CVs Causing Hiring Difficulties among Employers

Employers are struggling to fill graduate vacancies due to careless, cut and paste CVs. Research has found that 90% of employers said they had not filled their vacancies for this year’s recruitment round. Factors causing this include the fact that graduates do not take their applications seriously and assume that they will get an interview

Graduate Employers Struggling to Fill Vacancies

A recent survey was put to the Association of Graduate Recruiters members; the results suggest that many employers are struggling to fill all their graduate vacancies. It showed that more than 87% of the 68 employers had unfilled graduate positions The members recruit across all sectors, the highest percentage of unfilled vacancies were in IT

Intentions to Hire Permanent Staff at a Record High

A survey has been carried out questioning 600 employers about their hiring intentions over the next quarter and the next year. The results have shown that, within the next three months, eight out of ten employers are planning to hire an increasing number of permanent staff; with just under eight out of ten (79%) planning

UK Unemployment Rate At Lowest In 5 Years

The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 133,000 to a new low of 2.2 million from January to March. The rate fell to a five year low of 6.8% with the number of people in work rising to 30.43 million which is the highest since the records began in 1971.

Permanent Staff in Highest Demand for 16 Years

A report out this week has shown that the number of permanent roles filled in the UK grew in April compared to the previous month –with the demand for permanent staff rising at its fastest rate in 16 years. Growth in demand for temporary staff remained substantial, almost matching the fifteen and a half year

Three Quarters of Employers to Take On More Staff

A new survey published this week shows that over three quarters of employers (76%) are planning to employ more permanent staff within the next quarter – with 81% intending to employ more staff within the next 4 – 12 months (22% more than 3 months ago!) This report reflect the hiring intentions of 600 employers

1 in 5 UK Employees Fear Losing Their Job

It has been suggested that some UK employees may feel unsettled within their current employment as 21% of employees are concerned that they will be made redundant this year – while 35% are concerned about their colleagues being made redundant or being affected by redundancies. Younger employees (aged 16-24) are the most concerned of all

Starting Salaries at Highest for Seven Years

Entry salaries for permanent jobs in the UK have increased at their fastest rate for seven years, although the same cannot be said for temporary staff, whose pay increased at its slowest rate for five months. This study (conducted by the REC) has suggested that the improving economic climate is finally translating into higher wages.

Are You in Line For a Salary Increase This Year?

Over a quarter of all employers (28%) are intending to increase the salary they pay their employees in 2014, with an additional 40% still considering increasing their employee’s wages; according to the latest JobsOutlook survey. When asked whether they planned to give workers a pay rise this year; 11% said all staff were expected to

50% of UK Employees Treated As Numbers

New Research commissioned by Talent Q has found that companies could do more to motivate and retain their staff. Almost half of employees stated that they felt that they were not treated as an individual within the workplace; suggesting that employers categorise their employees as part of homogenous group; in spite of 81% of employees

Changes to the Future of Employment and Workforces in the UK

According to a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), multi-generational working will become more and more common as people delay retiring until they are in their 70’s and 80’s. With the number of economically active people aged 65+ being expected to rise by a third by 2030. This intermingling of generations

Unemployment Rates At Lowest In Over 40 Years

The government’s latest figures unveiled the highest number of people in employment since 1971 with the unemployment figure for the three months to January reducing by 63,000 bringing the total to 2.33 million. Britain’s unemployment rate was very stable in the three months to January, but the number of individual’s claiming unemployment benefits; such as

Jobs Created To Address UK Flood Damage – But What A Price!

The widespread flooding in the UK this year has created the best employment results within the construction sector for six years. Over 2000 employers were surveyed by The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey about their hiring intentions for the rest of 2014; the construction sector indicated a 2% growth in their headcount for the second quarter

Massive Increase in Permanent Placements in February

Results from the latest REC Report has shown a significant increase in permanent placements during February along with a strong increase in many areas; the results are similar for all areas of the UK. Permanent Placements Increase At Strongest Rate in Almost Four Years It has also been shown that the increase has been the

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