Demand for temporary workers in the US will increase 20.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in Q1 2011, when compared with the same period in 2010, according to the Palmer Forecast.
The forecast indicated a 20.9% increase in temporary help for Q4 2010, which actually came in slightly lower than anticipated, at a 19.2% increase.
Local business search company thomsonlocal.com has appointed Liz Jervis to HR & training director.
Multi-sector recruiter Carlton Resource Solutions has seen turnover increase by 60% in H2, according to its trading results for the last six months of 2010.
The firm says turnover for the first six months of the business year (July to December 2010) was up to £7.3m from £4.6m for the same period in 2009.
India faces significant talent shortfalls, particularly for IT engineers, according to Dean Kelly, head of recruitment services, South East Asia at Networkers International.
Two in three employers see holding on to qualified accountants as a top priority this year, according to research from Hays Senior Finance.
The research also shows 40% of employers are worried they won’t be able to retain top talent, while two-thirds of senior finance professionals are planning look for a new job this year.
IT and construction recruiter THA Recruitment has opened a new London office.
The office, at City Point near Moorgate, will be led by former managing director of technical at Blake Beresford Thomas (BBT) Richard Dobell.
A downward trend in the number of recruitment agencies being placed into the hands of administrators continued through the second half of 2010.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, 13 recruitment agencies went into administration, compared to nine in the previous quarter and 18 during the same period in the previous year — a year-on-year drop of 28%.
Financial services group Prudential has appointed Peter Goerke as group human resources director.
Saber Analytics, a recruitment management software firm, has appointed James Buckwell as head of sales.
Buckwell comes from a background of selling back office payroll and billing solutions to recruitment companies and joins to help expand its proposition and brand further into the recruitment profession.
Political unrest in the Middle East could boost domestic UK travel and recruitment, according to James Tucker, operations manager for hospitality and catering recruiter Towngate Personnel.
Tucker says: “We do a lot of recruitment for clients in the Channel Islands, for instance, and they’re expecting a much better year this year.