The broad theme of the last few months – optimistic data in Western economies followed by ongoing debate about how rapidly to withdraw economic stimulus – persisted during February. However, this month stock markets have been required to accommodate an unexpected political crisis in Ukraine. After a strong rally over the last 12-18 months, share prices are vulnerable to these types of left-field geopolitical shocks.
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A new study by Page Personnel, part of global recruitment firm PageGroup, reveals employees in Australia have the most positive attitude toward temporary employment.
Eloco, the Midlands-based engineering recruitment company, is expanding and moving into a larger office space in Birmingham City Centre.
IronmongeryDirect, the online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products, has launched a new graduate scheme designed to recruit and fast-track the brightest management graduates across the company.
VCE, the technology company, plans to create up to 150 new research & development (R&D) positions at its international headquarters in Cork, Ireland.
Otsuka, a Japanese pharmaceuticals company with revenue of £10bn annually and 42,150 employees around the world, admits it doesn’t offer the magnitude of pay and benefits as others in its field.
Serco, the international services company, plans to recruit over 100 new apprentices into its UK businesses by the end of the year, an increase of over 10% on existing numbers.
Private job sector creation continued to power ahead in February, according to an influential business survey.
More than 100 new manufacturing jobs will be created in the Geelong region of Australia by the first project to be funded under round one of the Australian and Victorian Government’s Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund (GRIIF).
Engineering firm Siemens says it intends to create 160 apprenticeships this year, a 10% rise on 2013.