Pay has been frozen for two thirds of workers, while one in 10 have lost their jobs in the Gulf region, according to new data from online recruitment firm GulfTalent.com.
Average salary increases across the six Gulf countries over the year to August 2009 fell to 6.2% compared with 11.4% over the same period in 2008.
Paul Whitehouse
Innovate CV, a global interactive CV platform, has launched today [1 March 2010].
Employing ex-agency recruiters can bring in-house benefits
Industrial recruiter Innov8 Recruitment has strengthened its team and moved to new offices.
Ex-army officer Aaron Croke, who saw action in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has joined as a consultant and will supply temporary workers, while Katie Mullen, will takes over our payroll and finance functions.
Innov8’s new office is in Luton town centre.
Hays Resource Management (Hays RM), Hays’ recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) division, has been chosen by international application and services provider Misys to provide a three-year onsite RPO solution for North and South Asia.
Lord Young
The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) has agreed new targets for the next year.
Multi-sector recruiter Michael Page International has recorded reduced profits but also fourth quarter growth in its results for the year ended 31 December 2009.
Seven recruitment firms have earned places in The Sunday Times ’100 Best Companies to Work For 2010’, while eight others were among the top 100 ’Best Small Companies to Work For’.
