More than half of Middle East firms are planning to increase headcount in 2010, according to research from Middle East job site Careertunity.com.
The research also shows that jobsites are the preferred method of recruitment for most respondents, while salary growth is expected to average between 7 and 7.5% in the United Arab Emirates and 7.9% across the Middle East region this year.
Public sector HR departments have been urged to think about ways they can support staff both emotionally and practically as the sector prepares to cut headcount.
Insurance intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance is on the hunt for 70 new members of staff to join its Uddingston call centre.
Professional services firm KPMG is to increase its planned UK intake of graduates, school leavers and interns from 900 to over 1,000 for September 2010. This is due to growing signs that market demand for accountancy, tax and advisory services is set to rise, according to the company.
Apex Health and Social Care officially launched its Hire a Hero initiative in Manchester’s Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium.
The number of recruiters that have experienced ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ financial distress in the first quarter of 2010 has risen by 18%, according to insolvency practitioner Begbies Traynor’s latest Red Flag update.
In the North West, 270 recruiters reported ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ problems, a rise of 50%
Organisations need to improve their workforce planning if they are to have the people with key skills they need.
Cheshire-based executive search consultancy RMG has appointed Catherine Doolan, Iain Flinn and Phil True as senior consultants.
Doolan joins from Spring IT; Flinn has been recruited from Alexander Mann, while True has worked for RK Group, Hudson and Austin Benn.
Technical, engineering, commercial and scientific recruiter Scantec says it has seen a 60% rise in recruitment overseas during Q1 2010 compared to last year.
The firm sponsored the Shanghai Expo at the Echo Arena & Convention Centre in March, which it says, has helped drive forward the growth of its overseas division.
JCJ Locums, medical recruiter and part of HCL, has launched a free iPhone app for locum doctors to search and apply for jobs while on the move.
Locums can track new vacancies in their grade, speciality and location by registering their name, GMC number, discipline, area and availability.