There is no evidence to support the notion that women have been hit harder than men by this recession, according to John Philpott, chief economist at the CIPD.
Last week, the TUC said the redundancy rate among women over the nine months to September 2008 had risen by 2.3 percentage points, almost double that of men.
Around a quarter of British workers have lied at interview, according to a Monster poll.
Falling production levels in North Sea has reduced demand for contractors.
Alex Walker, business unit manager of the oil and gas division for Dynamic Positions, told Recruitercompanies had cut back the number of contractors they were using as oil prices and production levels in the region decreased.
Scottish recruitment appears relatively healthy, with 54% of Scottish employers currently hiring at managerial level, according to be Antal International’s Global Snapshot survey for the winter of 2008/09.
This compares with 28% of UK organisations overall, which are hiring at managerial level.
Recruiters have refuted claims of age discrimination made in a Channel 4 programme last night.
The Dispatches programme featured Martin Lloyd-Penny, founder of the Mature Accountant recruitment agency, and his 25-year-old daughter.
Park Plaza Hotels has appointed Sharon Waye as human resources manager UK.
Waye, who joins Park Plaza Hotels with a wealth of experience from a 15-year career in HR, will be responsible for implementing and directing the HR strategies across the portfolio in the UK, in tandem with the company’s EMEA directive.
The chief executive of Hays has attacked the government’s plans to abolish the VAT staff hire concession.
Despite lobbying by the recruitment sector, including the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the change still looks likely to go ahead on 1 April.
International recruiter Global Career Company is moving to Hammersmith in West London.
Following an expansion of the team by 75%, the move to bigger premises reflects expansion of their business and the growing team.
Executive search revenues fell in the last quarter of 2008, according to the latest Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) State of the Executive Search Industry Report.
IT recruiters experiencing pressure on fees have disagreed with IT directors who say they cannot get people with the skills they need.
Research from IT consultancy Morse found 52.5% of IT directors believed that they were paying too much for contractors and 71% thought they found it difficult to hire people with the right skills and experience.