The skill shortage in the UK oil and gas industry is being exacerbated as skilled professionals are being lured by higher pay and more attractive alternatives abroad, according to the managing director of niche job board Oilandgaspeople.com.
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Recruiter’s 2013 FAST 50 list of the 50 fastest-growing private staffing companies in the UK, which is produced in association with mergers & acquisitions advisers Boxington Corporate Finance, will be released this week.
Professional recruiter Michael Page International saw its gross profit fall by 4.9% to £526.9m in 2012 as it was hit by tough economic conditions and low market confidence.
According to the latest Hays Quarterly Report covering January to March 2013, pockets of shortages for specific skills remain in some sectors – including construction and engineering – particularly due to the continuing rebuilding work following the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011.
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IT is strongly represented in this year’s FAST 50, accounting for 24% of the total number of recruiters.
Being awarded a place on two healthcare framework agreements in the final quarter of 2012 is already making a big difference to the fortunes of healthcare recruiter Day Webster Group, according to its managing director.