The beer and pub sector supports around 1m UK jobs, with each job in brewing generating up to 20 elsewhere – and such work could be on the rise, with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) noting the UK’s highest rate of new brewery openings in 40 years.
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For the first time ever, the Bank of England is publicly advertising for the position of governor, with Mervyn King stepping down next summer after completing his term.
Job site CareerBuilder has acquired economic software firm Economic Modelling Specialists Intl (EMSI), and intends to provide clients “with a truly unique perspective on current and future employment trends, skills development and recruitment strategies”, according to a CareerBuilder statement.
Among the mountains of data released every month by the Office for National Statistics is the revelation that second jobs is the only employment category in the UK to have declined in the three months of July, and also the only one where people worked longer hours.
Private sector job openings are set to more than offset public sector job cuts, according to the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/KPMG quarterly jobs survey.
Almost three in four (74%) of employers think the ideal future manager requires an equal understanding of both business and technology, according to new research from GIS software provider ESRI UK.
The research also shows 90% of HR leaders look for critical thinking skills in interviewees when recruiting, while 88% of HR leaders said location is essential when locating skilled staff.
EC1 Partners has appointed David Fox as head of operations.
The qualified solicitor and law graduate joins the firm to head up the legal department.
The number of European workers on short-time working schemes trebled between 2008 and 2009 to almost 2m, according to a report from the 2010 Annual Report of the European Restructuring Monitor.
The report reveals many member states expanded their existing schemes, while others introduced them for the first time.
The government’s “remarkably low” limit on ’exceptional talent’ route will make it hard to attract the world’s top talent, according to Nick Hobson, senior solicitor in the immigration team at law firm Speechly Bircham.
Cardiff-based Midas People Management has appointed Jon Sharpe as director of recruitment services.
The new division will complement the existing services provided by Midas: training, health & safety, and HR outsourcing.