Recruiters in the industrial, logistics and construction sectors are strongly represented in this year’s FAST 50, the 50 fastest-growing private recruitment companies, prepared by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS, making up 14% of the FAST 50 2014 list
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The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has revoked the licences of agricultural recruiters Slender Contracting and MAS Recruitment after an investigation into the exploitation of migrant workers in Cambridgeshire.
Improving business confidence is funding modest salary increases across the board in East Anglia, while demand for key management personnel is producing spectacular gains for some, according to multi-sector recruiter Cooper Lomaz’s Recruitment Salary Survey.
The Belgium economy grew by 0.3% on the previous quarter in Q3 2013, however, the improvement has so far failed to have an impact on the jobs market.
Stock markets have experienced a confident start in 2014. US investors in particular are still looking to increase their exposure to companies who benefit from European economic recovery. Indeed, there was a rumour among traders earlier this week that one investor had just completed a $1bn (£0.6bn) switch out of US and into European equities.
Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive officer Kevin Green called on the UK government last night to invest in “a world-class careers advisory service”, and sharply criticised the education system for failing to boost the employability of young people.
Further evidence of a recovery in the UK jobs market is provided by the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.
“A broad based improvement in all activity levels in all regions and specialisms” in Hays’ UK business was a key factor behind “a solid performance” by the international recruiter, according to the company’s group finance director.
An analysis of online job market news reveals that job prospects in New Zealand look good for 2014. In contrast the analysis of online news in Australia suggests that those looking for work in Oz could struggle.
Unemployment rates fell in 293 out of 372 US metropolitan areas year-on-year in November, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, unemployment rates were higher in 71 areas and remained unchanged in eight.