Unemployment fell to its lowest level for almost a year between April and June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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G4S's failure to recruit sufficient numbers of security staff for the London Olympics highlighted the importance for businesses in the staffing sector to consider how best to protect themselves from similar doomsday scenarios.
The continuing economic recession means that the buying and selling of businesses that make up the M&A market is set to remain restricted for even longer.
July saw an 8.7% rise in job vacancies on the previous month, according to the UK Labour Market Indices (LMI) compiled by interdealer broker and risk and information firm ICAP.
While the online job market registered a year-on-year decline in July, the public sector, defence and community category showed a significant rise in job openings, finds job board Monster’s Employment Index UK.
Germany has for a while been the strongest country for online job growth across Europe, but in July it was the only country to register any growth at all, find’s job site Monster’s European Employment Index.
Solar panel mounting systems maker Schletter is to purchase a 100,000 sq ft building in Shelby, North Carolina, creating 305 new jobs by the end of 2016 as part of a $27m (£17m) investment.
Homecare provider Bluebird Care will create 510 new care assistant and support worker roles across Ireland over the next six months.
Recruitment firm Adecco has completed the recruitment of over 8,000 permanent and temporary employees for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Insurance, retirement and investment group LV= has developed a new careers website which delivers a customised experience based on a user’s location.