Analysis
Financial services
Companies in the financial sector are tightening up their financial recruitment policies, as the number of positions in the sector falls...
Published: 20 August 2008
Getting the Euro vision
As continental Europe starts to become more flexible with temporary employment laws, Julian May reports on the opportunities ahead for UK recruiters...
Published: 20 August 2008
Market Indicators
July sees lowest growth in temp billings for five years...
Published: 20 August 2008
Engineering
Engineering recruitment is booming as companies struggle to staff massive civil engineering projects in a market with skills shortages....
Published: 06 August 2008
Have women's rights gone too far?
The head of the UK's Equalities and Human Rights Commission has hit the headlines by suggesting that attempts to extend rights to women at work have gone too far, and are now damaging their career prospects....
Published: 06 August 2008
Looking to cash in
Recruitment companies are creating new revenue streams by using extensive contact networks and expertise to move into completely new areas of business....
Published: 06 August 2008
Market indicators
BDO Stoy Hayward's review of the latest data outputs from Recruitment Industry Benchmarking (RIB) highlights the volatility that recruiters can experience in margins....
Published: 06 August 2008
Soundbites 6th August 2008
Jacqui Tuff Strategic development director, Major Recruitment...
Published: 06 August 2008
Education
Education recruiters are benefitting from a "near recession proof" sector with increasing demand for personnel. Traditional skills shortages in maths and science are being compounded by the head teacher retirement time bomb and an increased lack of...
Published: 23 July 2008
Market indices
Demand for permanent staff in the UK fell for the first time in five years, according to June's Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG....
Published: 23 July 2008
Recruitment riders of the storm
A recent report by financial publisher Plimsoll has predicted that more than 9,000 jobs could go in the recruitment industry over the next year as a result of the worsening economic climate....
Published: 23 July 2008
Soundbites 23rd July 2008
John Maxted Chief executive, Digby Morgan...
Published: 23 July 2008
Writing on the wall
Recruiters are moving into the world of book publishing, gaining credibility, publicity and the occasional advance along the way....
Published: 23 July 2008
Customer services
As clients look to reduce costs by sidestepping agencies, research shows that there will be a growth in customer service jobs, leading to opportunities for recruiters...
Published: 09 July 2008
In the summer time
While the weather can play a big part in the fortunes of recruiters who supply seasonal staff to companies, Graham Simons discovers the ability to meet demand can be challenging...
Published: 09 July 2008
Market indicators
Temp placements rise as business tightens its belt...
Published: 09 July 2008
Welfare reforms are just the job
With the government seemingly warming to the idea of the private sector using its expertiseb to help get the long-term unemployed back to work, Colin Cottell looks into whether this change of approach would benefit the industry or turn out to be a...
Published: 09 July 2008
Foreign locums fill gap
The health sector is seeing a rise in the number of temporary staff from overseas, despite the NHS ban on recruiting skilled professionals from some countries abroad. Colin Cottell reports...
Published: 25 June 2008
Sector Analysis: Construction & Property
Economic uncertainty is causing a crash in the residential construction market but a number of large infrastructure projects continues to boost commercial recruitment...
Published: 25 June 2008
Temping issues on the Continent
At a recent European-wide recruitment event, attendees debated whether agencies helped in the creation of jobs or simply substituted permanent positions with temporary ones. Christ pher Goodfellow tries to find the answer...
Published: 25 June 2008
