A third of employers are planning to increase temporary worker headcount, according to the latest JobsOutlook from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

The outlook also reveals that short-term demand for permanent staff seems also to be building, with a net positive balance of 9%, higher than last month’s figure.

Roger Tweedy, the REC’s director of research, says: “There are increasingly positive signs of a gradual upturn in employers’ hiring intentions, probably linked to greater post-election stability and a feeling that a Conservative government is likely to be best for future job creation. Recruiters should also take heart from the fact that greater fluidity seems to be returning to the jobs market with recent survey data from Gfk NOP suggesting that up to six million workers are now planning to move jobs.”